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Secretary, n.

    1. Scribe, clerk, writer.
    2. Escritoire, writing-desk.

Secrete, v. a.

    1. Hide, conceal, shroud, bury, disguise.
    2. Separate (as from blood or sap), secern.

Secretive, a. Reserved, reticent, close, uncommunicative, cautious, wary, taciturn.

Secretly, ad. Privately, privily, underhand.

Sect, n. Denomination, school.

Sectarian, a. Party, schismatical, exclusive, narrow, intolerant.

Sectarian, n. Sectary, partisan, schismatic.

Sectary, n.

    1. Dissenter, non-conformist.
    2. Separatist, schismatic, seceder, sectarian.

Section, n.

    1. Division, portion, part.
    2. Segment, portion, part, piece.

Sectional, a. [Modern.] Partial, exclusive, narrow, selfish, party.

Secular, a. Temporal, worldly, profane, lay, laic, laical.

Secularism, n. See Secularity.

Secularity, n. Worldliness, secularism, secularness, worldly-mindedness.

Secularness, n. See Secularity.

Secundines, n pl. Afterbirth, placenta.

Secundum artem. [L.] Skilfully, cleverly, well.