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Definition of Secret society
1. Noun. A society that conceals its activities from nonmembers.
Generic synonyms: Association
Specialized synonyms: Freemasonry, Masonry, National Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Definition of Secret society
1. Noun. A club, fraternal organization, or other association which admits only selected individuals as members, whose meetings and practices are often ritualistic and not public, and which often has the purpose of furthering the social or economic opportunities of its members. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Secret Society
Literary usage of Secret society
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Political Nativism in New York State by Louis Dow Scisco (1901)
"The nativist sentiment seems to have been second to seize upon secret society
methods, and it, too, was shortly embodied in a number of organizations ..."
2. Political Nativism in New York State by Louis Dow Scisco (1901)
"The nativist sentiment seems to have been second to seize upon secret society
methods, and it, too, was shortly embodied in a number of organizations, ..."
3. Life in the forests of the Far East by Spenser St. John (1862)
"... of armed Chinese from Sambas—Dutch and English Assistance—Revisit Sarawak—
Change—Conduct of the Rajah—Its Effect on the People— secret society at ..."
4. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... Warriors — Severe Punishment — A secret society — The "Picked Corps'1 of
Warriors — The Chiefs Body Guard — Expiating a Sin — A Noted Comanche Chief. ..."
5. A Brief for the Trial of Civil Issues Before a Jury by Austin Abbott, William Charles Wermuth (1922)
"Acquaintance; membership in church, secret society, etc.— Intimate acquaintance
l with a party or fellow service in employment * does not disqualify, ..."
6. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Thomas Benfield Harbottle (1904)
"A Chinese secret society, whose principal object is the expulsion from China of
Europeans, and especially of missionaries. They have met with considerable ..."
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