SECRET SOCIETY

Meaning of SECRET SOCIETY in English

an organization, as a fraternal society, the members of which take secret initiation oaths, share secret passwords and rites, and are bound to assist each other.

[ 1820-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SECRET SOCIETY — noun Date: 1821 any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SECRET SOCIETY — Any of various oath-bound societies devoted to brotherhood (or sisterhood), moral discipline, and mutual assistance. Such societies usually conduct rituals …
Английский словарь Британика
SECRET SOCIETY — noun 1. : a society of a kind common among primitive peoples that often exercises magical or religious functions or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECRET SOCIETY — clandestine group, secret organization
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECRET SOCIETY — Date: 1821 : any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECRET SOCIETY — Function: noun Date: 1821 : any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SECRET SOCIETY — ■ noun an organization whose members are sworn to secrecy about its activities.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SECRET SOCIETY — [secret society] n (1829): any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECRET SOCIETY — Any of various oath-bound societies devoted to brotherhood (or sisterhood), moral discipline, and mutual assistance. Such societies usually conduct rituals …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SECRET SOCIETY — тайное общество
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET SOCIETY — Тайные общества
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET SOCIETY — Тайные общества
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET SOCIETY — тайное общество
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SECRET SOCIETY — тайное общество
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECRET SOCIETY — тайное общество
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECRET SOCIETY — тайное общество
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOCIETY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Audubon Society National Cincinnati Society of the Fabian Society friendly society Friends Society of …
Английский словарь Британика
SOCIETY — I. səˈsīəd.]ē, sōˈ-, -īət], ]i\ noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French societé, from Latin societat-, societas, from socie- (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOCIETY — — societyless , adj. /seuh suy"i tee/ , n. , pl. societies , adj. n. 1. an organized group of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRET — — secretly , adv. — secretness , n. /see"krit/ , adj. 1. done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRET — I. ˈsē-krət adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secré, secret, from Latin secretus, from past participle of secernere to separate, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOCIETY — noun connection; participation; partnership. 2. society ·noun the relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; …
Webster English vocab
SECRET — vt to keep secret. 2. secret ·adj separate; distinct. 3. secret ·adj a thing not discovered; what is unknown or …
Webster English vocab
SECRET — [se.cret] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L secretus, fr. pp. of secernere to separate, distinguish, fr. se- apart + cernere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECRET — secret BrE AmE ˈsiːk rət -rɪt ▷ secret|s s ▶ ˌ secret ˈ agent BrE AmE ▶ ˌ secret po …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOCIETY — / səˈsaɪəti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] people in general, living together in communities …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRET — / ˈsiːkrət; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. secret (from sb) known about by only a few people; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOCIETY — so ‧ ci ‧ e ‧ ty S1 W1 /səˈsaɪəti, səˈsaɪɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural societies ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECRET — I. se ‧ cret 1 S3 W2 /ˈsiːkrət, ˈsiːkrɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ secrecy , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOCIETY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the sum of human conditions and activity regarded as a whole functioning interdependently. 2 a social …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECRET — adj. & n. --adj. 1 kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOCIETY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the sum of human conditions and activity regarded as a whole functioning interdependently. 2 a social …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECRET — adj. & n. adj. 1 kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOCIETY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the sum of human conditions and activity regarded as a whole functioning interdependently. 2 a social …
Oxford English vocab
SECRET — adj. & n. --adj. 1. kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Oxford English vocab
SOCIETY — ( societies) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Society is people in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRET — ( secrets) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is secret …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECRET — [adjective]The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.When they are released, the hostages will be taken to …
Cambridge English vocab
SOCIETY — n. American Anti Slavery Society Audubon Society National Cincinnati Society of the Fabian Society friendly society Friends Society of Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SOCIETY — Synonyms and related words : Bund, Everyman, John Doe, Public, Rochdale cooperative, Vanity Fair, academy, acculturation, affiliation, alliance, ashram, assemblage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECRET — Synonyms and related words : abstract, abstruse, arcane, arcanum, beclouded, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, blind, buried, by stealth, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOCIETY — noun 1 people who have shared customs and laws ADJECTIVE ▪ larger , wider ▪ the position of women within …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SECRET — I. noun 1 sth that must not be known by others ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great ▪ little ▪ closely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SECRET — See ↑ PRIVATE 1, ↑ SECRET 1,2,3,6, ↑ WAY 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be an open secret • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
SOCIETY — n. 25B6; noun a danger to society : THE COMMUNITY, the (general) public, the people, the population; civilization, humankind, mankind, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECRET — n. 25B6; adjective a secret plan : CONFIDENTIAL, top secret, classified, undisclosed, unknown, private, under wraps; informal hush-hush; formal sub …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOCIETY — n. 1 fellowship, brotherhood, association, intercourse, companionship, company, camaraderie, friendship Few people can be happy for long without the society …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SECRET — adj. 1 concealed, hidden, private, covert, shrouded, clandestine; confidential, covert, quiet, under cover, secretive, unpublishable, unpublished, Colloq hush-hush There is …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOCIETY — noun BAD : I was asked to give a talk about women and their role in the society. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOCIETY — ╜ Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Society of Exploration Geophysicists Society of Nondestructive Testing Society of Petroleum Engineers Society …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOCIETY — сущ. 1) общество to polarize a society ≈ разделить общество на два противоположных лагеря to unite a society ≈ объединить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET — 1. сущ. 1) секрет, тайна; загадка, необъяснимое to be in the secret ≈ быть посвященным в тайну to betray, blurt …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOCIETY — society.ogg səʹsaıətı n 1. общественный строй, общество communist socialist, capitalist society - коммунистическое социалистическое, капиталистическое общество primitive society - первобытное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECRET — secret.ogg 1. ʹsi:krıt n 1. секрет, тайна dead secret - глубокая тайна a military secret - военная тайна an open …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOCIETY — society сущ.1) общество to polarize a society — разделить общество на два противоположных лагеря to unite a society — объединить …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOCIETY — n 1. общественный строй, общество communist socialist, capitalist society - коммунистическое социалистическое, капиталистическое общество primitive society - первобытное общество at …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET — 1. ʹsi:krıt n 1. секрет, тайна dead secret - глубокая тайна a military secret - военная тайна an open secret …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOCIETY — сущ. 1) общество to polarize a society — разделить общество на два противоположных лагеря to unite a society — объединить …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECRET — 1. сущ. 1) секрет, тайна; загадка, необъяснимое to be in the secret — быть посвященным в тайну to betray, blurt …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOCIETY — сущ. 1) общество to polarize a society — разделить общество на два противоположных лагеря to unite a society — объединить общество He maintains Islam …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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