A knot of men associated together; a set, a clique; early applied to a private association with a political object; a secret society. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] (100) club1682 A knot of men associated together; a set, a clique; early applied to a private association with a political object; a secret society. Obsolete. secret society1829 In various special collocations. an organization formed to promote some cause by secret methods, its members being sworn to observe secrecy. mafia1891 A secret society or organized crime syndicate resembling the Mafia but operating or originating in a country other than Italy. Usually with… Subcategories:— the Freemasons (33) — organizations similar to masons (15) — Chinese secret societies (7) — Ku Klux Klan (11) — other secret societies (30) — chief of imaginary (1) |
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