Charlatanism

Origin

charlatan + -ism

Full definition of charlatanism

Noun

1. (uncountable) The state of being a charlatan
• 1861, Benjamin Ridge, Ourselves, Our Food, and Our Physic:It will cure by science and philosophy instead of empiricism, and will deal the deadliest blow to charlatanism.
2. (countable) An act of a charlatan

Synonyms

• quackery
• charlatanry