secret society
noun
: any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
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Bronson also traces the local origins of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret society founded by George Washington Bickley of Cincinnati in 1854.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
The panelists discussed episode 4's introduction of a slew of new killers played by Stonestreet, Dastmalchian, Ritter, Neil Patrick Harris, and Uma Thurman, all employed in a secret society by an eccentric billionaire obsessed with serial killers (Peter Dinklage).
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
This time, he’s tasked with assassinating a powerful member of a secret society of international crime bosses known as the High Table.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 6 June 2025
However, some of them begin to think that the mythical secret society, The Eye, could be real after all.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
The panelists discussed episode 4's introduction of a slew of new killers played by Stonestreet, Dastmalchian, Ritter, Neil Patrick Harris, and Uma Thurman, all employed in a secret society by an eccentric billionaire obsessed with serial killers (Peter Dinklage).
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
This time, he’s tasked with assassinating a powerful member of a secret society of international crime bosses known as the High Table.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 6 June 2025
However, some of them begin to think that the mythical secret society, The Eye, could be real after all.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for secret society
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“Secret society.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20society. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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