secretiveness, n. taciturnity, [reserve], [silence], uncommunicativeness, wariness.

secret language. cryptology, argot, [flash].

secret name. cryptonym.

secrets, n. pl. confidences, mysteries; arcana, penetralia.

secret science. esoterics, cabala.

secret vice. [masturbation], onanism, [self-abuse].

secret writing. cryptography, [cipher], steganography, cryptogram.

sect, n. [school], [party], denomination.

sectarian, a. denominational.

section, n. [portion], [part], [division], [segment], [piece]; paragraph.