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Charlatanism

noun
1.
The dishonesty of a charlatan.  Synonym: quackery.






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"Charlatanism" Quotes from Famous Books



... the passions of mortals Bow to their charlatanism as if it was sublimity Cannot be expressed, and if expressed, would not be believed Feeling, however, the want of consolation in their misfortunes Future effects dreaded from its past enormities God is only the invention of fear Gold, changes black to white, guilt to innocence ...
— Widger's Quotations from The Court Memoirs of France • David Widger

... attention to this pursuit. I would emphatically tell him, "Leave it alone: you are not likely to derive real benefit from it, and you are very likely to inspire your clients with distrust of you when they see you deal with matters which have deserved a bad name on account of the charlatanism and the superstitious abuses usually connected with them." This is not my opinion alone, but also that of ...
— Moral Principles and Medical Practice - The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence • Charles Coppens

... uncovered Mormonism in many of its evil details, and retold most, if not all, of those stories of pious charlatanism and religious crime which, during seventy-five years of its existence, make up the annals of the Mormon Church. As a first proposal it was explained in evidence before the committee that in no sort ...
— The Mormon Menace - The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite • John Doyle Lee



Words linked to "Charlatanism" :   knavery, dishonesty, quackery



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