Secret Society (Noun)
Meaning
A society that conceals its activities from nonmembers.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The existence of a secret society was long rumored, but never confirmed until a former member came forward with incriminating evidence.
- He had always been fascinated by the idea of secret societies, and spent countless hours researching the history of mysterious organizations like the Freemasons.
- As a new initiate, she was sworn to secrecy about the inner workings of the secret society, and was warned that betrayal would result in severe consequences.
- Some people believe that world events are manipulated by secret societies that pull the strings from behind the scenes.
- The detective's investigation into the secret society led him down a rabbit hole of cryptic symbols, coded messages, and whispered warnings.