charlatanism
Etymology

From charlatan + -ism.

Noun

charlatanism

  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
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