charlatanism

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English

Etymology

charlatan +‎ -ism

Noun

charlatanism (countable and uncountable, plural charlatanisms)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being a charlatan
    • 1861, Benjamin Ridge, Ourselves, Our Food, and Our Physic:
      It will cure by science and philosophy instead of empiricism, and will deal the deadliest blow to charlatanism.
  2. (countable) An act of a charlatan

Synonyms

Translations

charlatanry — see charlatanry
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