secret societies

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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 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

• Collegiate secret societies in North America — There are many collegiate secret societies in North America. They vary greatly in their levels of secrecy and independence from their universities. As the term is used in this article, a secret society is a collegiate society where significant… …   Wikipedia

• High school secret societies — have a long tradition in the Midwestern United States. First with Chicago s upper class who sent their children to the city s elite, private college preparatory schools, and eventually, also into the Chicago area s top ranked public schools, such …   Wikipedia

• Secret Societies Bill —    BL Prepared and introduced by Baldwin, its history, 185 188; its reservation by Metcalfe leads to resignation of Cabinet, 200, 208, 209, 251. R Reservation of, brings on a crisis in Upper Canada, 126 127 …   The makers of Canada

• 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 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