English noun: secret society | |||
1. | secret society (group) a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers | ||
Broader (hypernym) | association | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Freemasonry, Masonry, National Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh | ||
Instance hyponym | KKK, Klan, Ku Klux Klan | ||