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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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secret society
n
a society or organization that conceals its rites, activities, etc, from those who are not members
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se′cret soci′ety
n.
an organization, as a fraternal society, whose members share secret rites and promise to assist each other.
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| Noun | 1. |  secret society - a society that conceals its activities from nonmembersassociation - 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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