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secret society

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secret society
n.
An organization, such as a lodge, that requires its members to conceal certain activities, such as its rites of initiation, from outsiders.
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Noun1.secret societysecret society - a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
Freemasonry, Masonry - Freemasons collectively
National Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus
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I am sure that years ago I should have laughed at any one who had told me that I, Georgina Croxton, should ever belong to such a thing as a secret society, even though it had some connection with so harmless and excellent an organisation as the Primrose League.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
He has turned what was clean, common-sense butchery among his fellow-barbarians into a very modern and scientific secret society of assassins.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
"Looks like a secret society got hold of them," said Bert.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
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