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Definition of Charlatanism
1. Noun. The dishonesty of a charlatan.
Definition of Charlatanism
1. n. Charlatanry.
Definition of Charlatanism
1. Noun. The state of being a charlatan ¹
2. Noun. An act of a charlatan ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Charlatanism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Charlatanism
1. A fraudulent claim to medical knowledge; treating the sick without knowledge of medicine or authority to practice medicine. Synonym: quackery. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charlatanism
Literary usage of Charlatanism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1903)
"CAGLIOSTRO—A STUDY IN charlatanism. "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur."- Latin
Proverb. "The pseudo-mystic, who deceives the world because he knows that ..."
2. The Autobiography, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries of Sir Egerton by Sir Egerton Brydges (1834)
"... nobility— Tales of wonder—German school—Exaggeration and factitious
excitement—charlatanism common to all ages—Piquancy—Lore of reading increased, ..."
3. Popular Lectures on Science and Art: Delivered in the Principal Cities and by Dionysius Lardner (1846)
"Comparison of the Predictions with the Event—Morrison's Weather Almanac—charlatanism
of these Publication*.—Great Frost of 1838 in London. ..."
4. A History of Greek Philosophy from the Earliest Period to the Time of Socrates by Eduard Zeller (1881)
"... first generation, indeed, we may with certainty assume, even judging from
Plato's descriptions, that they never descended to this level of charlatanism ..."
5. Political Crime by Louis Proal (1898)
"... party names—The falsehood of official statements—charlatanism of political
parties—Criminals in revolutionary times— Goethe on the apostles of liberty. ..."
6. Curiosities of Medical Experience by John Gideon Millingen (1839)
"QUACKERY AND charlatanism. THE origin of the word "quack" is not ascertained.
Johnson derives it from the verb " to quack, or gabble like a goose. ..."
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