charlatanism
[ shahr-luh-tn-iz-uhm ]
noun
the practice or method of a charlatan.
an instance of this.
Origin of charlatanism
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How to use charlatanism in a sentence
charlatanism is the only 'open sesame' to the world's cave, once you get inside you may be as honest as you please.
Love's Usuries | Louis CreswickeI would rather destroy every idea of merit than allow the slightest appearance of mystery or charlatanism to exist.
But charlatanism has never founded anything durable in the domain of religion.
The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study | Jean-Marie GuyauMen of talent had to win their place by craft and charlatanism (sorcery, astrology, therapeutics).
Folkways | William Graham SumnerTo both of them, art was always a religion; there was no philistinism or charlatanism in the soul or the career of either.
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