\Rec"on*dite\ (r?k"?n*d?t or r?*k?n"d?t; 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.