Rec″on‐dite (rĕk″ŏn‐dīt or rē̍kŏn″dĭt; 277), a. [L. reconditus, p. p. of recondere to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; pref. re- re- + condere to bring or lay together. See Abscond.] 1. Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, recondite causes of things.
2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies. “Recondite learning.” Bp. Horsley.