charlatanry
61charlatan — ► NOUN ▪ a person falsely claiming to have a certain expertise. DERIVATIVES charlatanism noun charlatanry noun. ORIGIN Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare to babble …
62charlatanism — charlatan ► NOUN ▪ a person falsely claiming to have a certain expertise. DERIVATIVES charlatanism noun charlatanry noun. ORIGIN Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare to babble …
63charlatan — [shär′lə tən] n. [Fr < It ciarlatano, a quack < cerretano, one who cries out in the market place < VL cerretanus, seller of papal indulgences at Cerreto, town in Italy: infl. by It ciarlare, to prate] a person who pretends to have expert …
64charlatan — n. a person falsely claiming a special knowledge or skill. Derivatives: charlatanism n. charlatanry n. Etymology: F f. It. ciarlatano f. ciarlare babble …
65mountebankery — ŋkərē noun ( es) 1. : charlatanry, hocus pocus 2. : an action characteristic of a mountebank this is wonderful mountebankery … at once pathetic and uproarious New York Times …
66charlatanerie — noun see charlatanry …
67charlatanery — noun see charlatanry …
68quack|er|y — «KWAK uh ree», noun, plural er|ies. the practices or methods of a quack: »He warned against reaching into the medicine chest of economic quackery every time the slightest quiver runs through production and employment (New York Times). SYNONYM(S) …
69ASTROLOGY — ASTROLOGY, the study of the supposed influence of the stars on human events and the predictions based on this study. Bible and Apocrypha There is no explicit mention of astrology in the Bible, but two biblical passages dealing with the diviner… …
