: any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
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Recent Examples on the WebThe star showed Joshua Jackson's character the ropes of a secret society steeped in privilege and prestige with his turn as collegiate Caleb Mandrake. People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 In the interregnum between Election Day and Inauguration Day, Hitchens convenes a band of like-minded men into a secret society, complete with code names, dedicated to throwing sand in the gears of the incoming administration. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The Machine is a not-so-secret society at the University of Alabama that has been known to elect Greek representatives to run for student government.al, 3 Aug. 2022 An investigation into the Bat's last mission leads the heroes down a mysterious path to uncovering the Court of Owls, an elusive secret society that has been pulling strings in Gotham City from the shadows for decades. Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Filling in those gaps was where Scaia and Federman got to play; part of that was introducing secret society The Brotherhood of Serapis. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 July 2022 In all likelihood, Urquhart and others believe now, Smith lifted those handshakes and many other ceremonial elements from the Freemasons, the then-popular secret society that counted Smith as a member. Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 Based on Indian mythology, the film is set in contemporary India, where a secret society called the Brahmansh has guarded ‘Astras’ (divine weapons) created in ancient India for generations. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 June 2022 Judy relaunches a legendary secret society called Saved by the Spells; Honeybee and Wolf have a surprising week; Moon makes a new friend on his citizens band radio.Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2022 See More