Secret society, Definition, History, & Examples

Secret society, any of a large range of membership organizations that utilize secret initiations or other rituals and whose members often employ oaths, handshakes, or other signs of recognition. Elements of secrecy may vary from a mere password to elaborate rituals, private languages, costumes, and symbols.

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Secret society, Definition, History, & Examples