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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sĕc'ond-sight, n. p. 1192The power of seeing things future or distant; the capacity of a seer; prophetic vision. Nor less availed his optic sleight, And Scottish gift of second-sight. Trumbull.Sĕc'ond-sīght'ed, a. p. 1192Having the power of second-sight. [Rare.] Addison.Sē'cre-cy, n. p. 1192State of being secret; separation; retirement; privacy; concealment. “The pensive secrecy of desert cell.” Milton. The Lady Anne. Whom the king hath in secrecy long married. Shak. 2. The quality of…Sē'cret, a. p. 1192Separate or set apart; hence, hid; concealed from general notice or knowledge; withdrawn from general intercourse; secluded; unseen. I have a secret errand to thee, O king. Judg. iii. 19. There…Sē'cret, n. p. 1192Something 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.…Sē'cret, v. t. p. 1192To keep private or secret. [Obs.]Sēc're-tā'ri-al, a. p. 1192Of, or pertaining to, a secretary. [Rare.] “Some secretarial, diplomatic, or official training.” Carlyle.Sē'cre-tā'ri-at or Sē'cre-tā'ri-ate, n. p. 1192The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary transacts business, keeps records, and the like.Sē'e-re-ta-ry, n. p. 1192One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [Very rare.] “A faithful secretary to her sex’s foibles.” W. Scott. 2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers…Sē'cre-ta-ry-bird, n. p. 1192of feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear.] (Ornith.) A bird of South Africa (Gypogeranus serpentarius), with an aquiline head and beak…Sĕc're-ta-ry-ship, n. p. 1192The office of a secretary.Se-crēte', v. t. p. 1192To separate; to deposit in a place of hiding; to remove from observation; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self. 2. (Physiol.) To separate or produce by the…Sē'cret-false, a. p. 1192Undetected in falsehood or unfaithfulness; secretly false. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Se-crē'tion, n. p. 1192The act of secreting or secreting; especially, production from the general nourishing substance, of particular substances in the vital economy. ☞ “The general term secretion, . . . considered in its…Sē'cret-ist, n. p. 1192A dealer in secrets. [Obs. and rare.] Boyle.Sē'cre-ti'tiŏūs, a. p. 1192Parted by animal secretion. Floyer.Se-crēt'ive, a. p. 1192Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.Se-crēt'ive-ness, n. p. 1192The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.Sē'cret-ly, adv. p. 1192In a secret manner; privately; privily; without the knowledge of others.Sē'cret-ness, n. p. 1192The state or quality of being secret, hid, or concealed. 2. The quality of keeping a secret; secretiveness. [Rare.]Sē'cre-to-ry or Se-crēt'o-ry, a. p. 1192Performing the office of secretion; as, secretory vessels.Sĕct, n. p. 1192A part cut off; a cutting; a cion. [Rare.] Shak. 2. Hence, a body of persons who have separated from others in virtue of some special doctrine, or set of doctrines, which they hold in common; a…Sec-tā'ri-an, a. p. 1192Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.Sec-tā'ri-an, n. p. 1192One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from the established church, or which…Sec-tā'ri-an-ism, n. p. 1192The quality or character of a sectarian; adherence to a separate religious denomination; devotion to the interests of a party; excess of partisan or denominational zeal.Sec-tā'ri-an-ize, v. t. p. 1192To imbue with sectarian feelings.Sĕc'ta-rism, n. p. 1192Sectarianism. [Obs.] Milton.Sēc'ta-rist, n. p. 1192A sectary. [Rare.] Warton.Sēe'ta-ry, n. p. 1192A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; hence, one who separates from an established church; a dissenter. I never…Sec-tā'tor, n. p. 1193A follower; a disciple; an adherent to a sect. [Obs.] Raleigh.Sĕc'tile, a. p. 1193Capable of being cut. 2. (Min.) Capable of being cut smoothly;—said of minerals which do not crumble or break when the knife is applied to them, but are severed with a smooth cut.Sĕc'tion, n. p. 1193The act of cutting, or of separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies. 2. A part separated from the rest; a division; a portion; as, specifically, (a.) A distinct part or portion of a book or…Sĕc'tion-al, a. p. 1193Pertaining to a section or distinct part of a larger body or territory; partial. All sectional interests and party feelings, it is hoped, will hereafter yield to schemes of ambition. J. Story.Sĕc'tion-al-īsm, n. p. 1193A feeling of peculiar interest in some one section of a country, &c. [U. S.]Sĕc'tion-äl'i-ty, n. p. 1193The state or quality of being sectional; sectionalism.Sĕc'tion-al-ly, adv. p. 1193In a sectional manner.Sĕc'tion-ize, v. t. p. 1193To form into sections. [Rare.]Sĕct'ism, n. p. 1193Devotion to a sect; the spirit of sectarianism. [Rare.]Sĕct'ist, n. p. 1193One who is devoted to the interests of a sect; a sectary. [Rare.]Sĕct'i-ūn'cle, n. p. 1193A little or petty sect. [Rare.] “Some new sect or sectiuncle.” J. Martineau.Sē'ctor, n. p. 1193(Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc; or a mixed triangle, formed by two radii and the arc of a circle. 2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two…Sĕc'tor-al, a. p. 1193Of, or pertaining to, a sector; as, a sectoral circle.Sec-tō'ri-al, a. p. 1193Adapted for cutting;—said of a form of cutting teeth, called also scissors teeth, because the corresponding pair in the upper and lower jaw play against each other like scissors blades. R. Owen.Sĕc'ū-lar, a. p. 1193Coming or observed once in an age or century. The secular year was kept but once a century. Addison. 2. Pertaining to an age, or the progress of ages, or to a long period of time; accomplished in a…Sē'û-lar, n. p. 1193A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules. Burke. 2. (Eccl.) A church officer or official, whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir. Busby.Sĕc'û-lar-ĭsm, n. p. 1193The state or quality of being secular; a secular spirit; secularity.Sĕc'ū-lār'ĭ-ty, n. p. 1193Supreme attention to the things of the present life; worldliness. “A secularity of character which makes Christianity and its principal doctrines distasteful or unintelligible.” Taylor.Séc'û-lar-i-zâ'tion, n. p. 1193The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered secular; conversion from regular to secular; conversion from religious to lay possession and uses; as, the secularization of church…Sĕc'ū-lar-ize, v. t. p. 1193To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or monk. 2. To convert from spiritual to secular or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property. At the…Sĕc'û-lar-ly, adv. p. 1193In a secular or worldly manner.Sĕc'û-lar-ness, n. p. 1193The quality of being secular; worldliness; worldly-mindedness.Sē'cund, a. p. 1193(Bot.) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk. Gray.Se-cûn'dâte, v. t. p. 1193To make prosperous; to give prosperity or success to. [Rare.]Sĕc'un-dā'tion, n. p. 1193Prosperity. [Obs.]Sĕc'un-dine, n. p. 1193(Bot.) The second coat or integument of an ovule, lying within the primine. 2. [Fr. secondines, secondes, Sp. secundina, It. secondina, from Lat. secundus, second.] (Obstet.) The several coats or…Se-cūr'a-ble, a. p. 1193Capable of being secured.Se-cūre', a., a. p. 1193Free from care or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident. “But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.” Dryden. 2. Over-confident; incautious; careless;—in a bad sense.…Se-cūre', v. t. p. 1193To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect. I spread a cloud before the victor's sight. Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight. Dryden. 2.…Se-cūre'ly, adv. p. 1193In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely. His daring foe securely him defied. Milton.Se-cūre'ment, n. p. 1193Security; protection. [Obs.]