secret society
noun
: any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
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In the French Riviera, the technology has been used to tell the history of the Knights Templar, members of a secret society operating there in the 13th century.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
This historical event, which aimed to reform secret society gangsters, ended in a riot and resulted in Singapore’s largest trial to date.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The Irish Republican Brotherhood, founded in the late nineteenth century, was a secret society devoted to the establishment—through violent rebellion—of an independent Ireland.
—The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Far more than social clubs or secret societies, these groups built community gathering places, ran charity drives and pioneered early forms of life insurance.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
This historical event, which aimed to reform secret society gangsters, ended in a riot and resulted in Singapore’s largest trial to date.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The Irish Republican Brotherhood, founded in the late nineteenth century, was a secret society devoted to the establishment—through violent rebellion—of an independent Ireland.
—The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Far more than social clubs or secret societies, these groups built community gathering places, ran charity drives and pioneered early forms of life insurance.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Secret society.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20society. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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