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Quackery   /kwˈækəri/   Listen
Quackery

noun
(pl. quackeries)
1.
Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings.  Synonym: empiricism.
2.
The dishonesty of a charlatan.  Synonym: charlatanism.





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"Quackery" Quotes from Famous Books



... plague by Moses, upon what seems to have been a sudden inspiration, was a stroke of genius in the way of quackery. He was, indeed, in this way almost portentous. It had a great and terrifying effect upon the people, who were completely subdued by it. Against corporeal enemies they might hope to prevail, but they were helpless against the ...
— The Emancipation of Massachusetts • Brooks Adams


Words linked to "Quackery" :   quack, medical practice, knavery, empiricism, dishonesty


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