'Quackery' definitions:
Definition of 'quackery'
(from WordNet)
noun
Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: quackery, empiricism]
noun
The dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: charlatanism, quackery]
Definition of 'Quackery'
From: GCIDE
- Quackery \Quack"er*y\, n.; pl. Quackeries. The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]