charlatanism
1Charlatanism — Char la*tan*ism, n. [Cf. F. charlatanisme.] Charlatanry. [1913 Webster] …
2charlatanism — index fraud, hypocrisy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3charlatanism — charlatan ► NOUN ▪ a person falsely claiming to have a certain expertise. DERIVATIVES charlatanism noun charlatanry noun. ORIGIN Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare to babble …
4charlatanism — noun see charlatan …
5charlatanism — /shahr leuh tn iz euhm/, n. 1. the practice or method of a charlatan. 2. an instance of this. [1795 1805; CHARLATAN + ISM] * * * …
6charlatanism — A fraudulent claim to medical knowledge; treating the sick without knowledge of medicine or authority to practice medicine. SYN: quackery …
7charlatanism — n. fraud, deception, quackery …
8charlatanism — char·la·tan·ism …
9charlatanism — /ˈʃalətənɪzəm/ (say shahluhtuhnizuhm) noun the practices of a charlatan. Also, charlatanry /ˈʃalətənri/ (say shahluhtuhnree) …
10charlatanism — noun the dishonesty of a charlatan • Syn: ↑quackery • Hypernyms: ↑dishonesty, ↑knavery …
