charlatanism
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Origin of charlatanism
Example Sentences
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It was an exceptional display of charlatanism by people who transparently did not know what they were doing.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2024
We’re reminded that cinema — call it movie magic — is itself an advanced form of charlatanism, a sustained illusion that leaves us wondering, “How’d they do that?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2021
To keep this charlatanism alive, her cultivation of her communications network is essential.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2018
"I think the idea of deriding experts, the idea of deriding people that spend their entire life researching and experimenting, is a return to charlatanism if we start doing that."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2017
At any rate, he hated vice, meanness, and charlatanism.
From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
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