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• Secret Societies —     Secret Societies     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Secret Societies     A designation of which the exact meaning has varied at different times.     I. DEFINITION      By a secret society was formerly meant a society which was known to exist, but… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Secret societies at the University of Virginia — Secret societies have been a part of University of Virginia student life since the first class of students in 1825. While the number of societies peaked during the 75 year period between 1875 and 1950, there are still five societies (Seven… …   Wikipedia

• Secret societies in popular culture — Secret societies appear in many works of fiction. Further information is available in Conspiracy theories (fictional).References to secret societies* Freemasonry, as depicted in National Treasure * The Illuminati are referred to in many works.… …   Wikipedia

• Secret Rulers of the World — was a five part series of documentary films written, directed by and featuring British journalist Jon Ronson. The series was first shown on the British television network Channel 4 on April 2001. The series accompanied Ronson s book , which… …   Wikipedia

• Secret society — For other uses, see Secret society (disambiguation). Secret Society Buildings at Yale College , by Alice Donlevy[1] ca. 1880. Pictured are: Psi Upsilon (Beta Chapter), 120 High Street. Left center: Skull Bones (Russell Trust Association), 44 High …   Wikipedia

• Secret societies in Singapore — Essay like|date=December 2007Secret societies in Singapore (Chinese: 公司, Pinyin: gōngsī) are generally Chinese in origin. They have been largely eradicated as a security issue in the city state. However many smaller groups remain today which… …   Wikipedia

• secret society — 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] * * * Any of various oath bound societies devoted to brotherhood (or… …   Universalium

• Secret combination (Latter Day Saints) — In the Latter Day Saint movement, a secret combination is a secret society of people bound together by oaths to carry out the evil purposes of the group. [LDS Church, [http://scriptures.lds.org/gs/s/37 Guide to the Scriptures: Secret… …   Wikipedia

• Secret Empire — Infobox comics organization name=The Secret Empire imagesize= caption= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Tales to Astonish #81 (Jul 1966) creators=Stan Lee Jack Kirby type=Subversive business= organisation= organization=y base= owners= employees=… …   Wikipedia

• secret society — noun Date: 1821 any of various oath bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance …   New Collegiate Dictionary