karass

noun

1. A network or group of people who are somehow affiliated or linked spiritually.

   We Bokononists believe that humanity is organized into teams, teams that do God's Will without ever discovering what they are doing. Such a team is called a karass by Bokonon […]

Where it comes from

Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut in 1963, in the novel Cat's Cradle.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry karass (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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