secret society
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noun
an organization, as a fraternal society, the members of which take secret initiation oaths, share secret passwords and rites, and are bound to assist each other.
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Nearby words
- secret partner,
- secret police,
- secret santa,
- secret sauce,
- secret service,
- secreta,
- secretagog,
- secretagogue,
- secretaire,
- secretarial
Origin of secret society
First recorded in 1820–30
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Examples from the Web for secret society
"Secret-society stuff," he said to himself as he slapped his way out of the marsh.
Skippy Bedelle|Owen JohnsonField was raw and not a bit deferential to established customs, and so the secret-society men were not attracted to him.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason ThompsonOne consolation is that this sort of secret-society biznai will drive King wild.
Stalky & Co.|Rudyard KiplingNow, Switzerland has been for hundreds of years a centre of revolutionary and secret-society intrigue.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
secret society
noun
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