Secret

sē′kret, adj. concealed from notice: removed from sight: unrevealed: hidden: secluded: retired: private: keeping secrets: reserved.— n. that which is concealed: anything unrevealed or unknown: privacy: the key or principle by which something is made clear: a form of steel skull-cap: one of the prayers in the Ma , immediately following the 'Orate, fratres,' said inaudibly by the celebrant: ( pl. ) any prayers said secretly and not aloud: the parts of the body which are concealed.— ns. Sē′crecy , the state of being secret: separation: concealment: retirement: privacy: fidelity to a secret: the keeping of secrets; Sē′cretage , a proce in dre ing furs.— adj. Sē′cret-false ( Shak. ), secretly false, while apparently sincere.— adv. Sē′cretly , in a secret manner: privately: unknown to others: inwardly.— n. Sē′cretne , the state of being secret.— Secret service , a department of government service.— Open secret , a secret which all may inquire into. [Fr.,—L. secret us — secernĕre , secretum — se- , apart, cernĕre , to separate.]