charlatanry

[ shahr-luh-tn-ree ]

/ ˈʃɑr lə tn ri /

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noun, plural char·la·tan·ries.

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Origin of charlatanry

First recorded in 1630–40; charlatan + -ry

Words nearby charlatanry

chark, charkha, charlady, charlatan, charlatanism, charlatanry, Charlemagne, Charlene, Charleroi, Charles, Charles Albert

How to use charlatanry in a sentence

Up to this time, I had not taken any stock in the science, which I set down as charlatanry and mountebankism.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
I need only mention the wonders of patent medicines, magnetic cures, Christian Science, and other charlatanry.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
Both were distinguished by sincerity and simplicity; both waged war with charlatanry and baseness.
Ephemera Critica|John Churton Collins
They are two other species of the religious charlatanry of our age and country.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 1837|Various

In the world of science we have a thousand similar examples of new genius being hailed by the critics as folly and charlatanry.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd