They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which
were perfectly secret from matter.
Cudworth.
Syn. -- Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private;
obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See Hidden.
Se"cret, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto,
segreto), from L. secretum. See Secret, a.] 1. Something studiously
concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed,
or not to be revealed.
To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of
others is treachery.
Rambler.