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Meanings of charlatanism in English

Portuguese
charlatanismo
Catalan
xerramenta
Spanish
charlatanería

The dishonesty of a charlatan.

charlatanismo
Synonyms
Examples for "quackery"
Examples for "quackery"
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Yet, for many, the food-mood link still has an aura of quackery.
The Guardian
2
You have influence and a voice and you're spreading falsehood and quackery.
News.com.au
3
We must protect vulnerable people from this dangerous quackery, she said.
The Guardian
4
Like the Hay, it involved food combining, but was ultimately dismissed as quackery.
Independent.ie
5
Are you drawing the conclusion that modern treatments against ageing are also quackery?
Reuters
Usage of charlatanism in English
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But all other talk of equality was the greatest sophistry and charlatanism.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
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I turned away, quite as much disgusted as amused with this charlatanism.
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home
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And side by side with such patient laboriosity, really worthy of respect-whatcharlatanism!
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
4
All collusion and charlatanism apart, I have seen the results of such a possession.
The Commission in Lunacy
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He is free from all traits of charlatanism and trickery.
Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday
6
It is unkind, and, to speak plainly, has a touch of charlatanism in it.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
7
This is my true conviction, without pedantry and charlatanism, both of which I abhor.
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1
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Isaac gazed avariciously about him at the charlatanism and cryptoscience.
Perdido Street Station
9
But he had, it would seem, no need for charlatanism.
The Precipice: A Novel
10
But others disliked the stench of charlatanism that clung to any ideas associated with phrenology.
Wired
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In a word, recourse was had to every sort of charlatanism usual on such occasions.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 04
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That, to his mind, would have savored of charlatanism.
The Cruise of the Jasper B.
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How dare you offer me this charlatanism of passion?
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
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Until she arrived in the valley all such things had come under the heading of charlatanism.
There was a King in Egypt
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His government had expelled him; acts of the greatest effrontery and unexampled charlatanism were imputed to him.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
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He had all the roués of Paris running to him, and consequent charges of quackery and charlatanism.
The Glands Regulating Personality / A Study of the Glands of Int...
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Translations for charlatanism
Portuguese
charlatanismo
Catalan
xerramenta
Charlatanism through the time