A '''closet''' is a small [[room]], [[cabinet]] or enclosed area for storing [[clothes]], [[linen]]s or [[provisions]]; or a small private room used for study, prayer or meditation.
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A '''closet''' is a small [[room]], [[cabinet]] or enclosed area for storing [[clothes]], [[linen]]s or [[provision]]s; or a small private room used for study, prayer or meditation.
A [[water]] closet or W.C. is a toilet that uses water to flush away waste bodily products.
A [[water]] closet or W.C. is a toilet that uses water to flush away waste bodily products.
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As an adjective closet means [[secret]], [[private]] or [[confidentia]]l. So that "closet [[prayer]]" is prayer that is performed privately rather than as a group activity such as the start of a [[school]] class. A closet [[sin]], is one that is committed in privacy and seen only by [[God]]. If someone is described as a "closet [[communism|communist]]" or a "closet [[homosexuality|homosexual]]" then it means that they have not made their true identity public.
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As an adjective closet means [[secret]], [[private]] or [[confidential]]. So that "closet [[prayer]]" is prayer that is performed privately rather than as a group activity such as the start of a [[school]] class. A closet [[sin]], is one that is committed in privacy and seen only by [[God]]. If someone is described as a "closet [[communist]]" or a "closet [[homosexual]]" then it means that they have not made their true identity public.