secret society

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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secret society

n

a society or organization that conceals its rites, activities, etc., from those who are not members

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Noun

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secret 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