Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C charlatanism: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: char•la•tan•ism Pronunciation: (shär'lu-tn-iz"um), [key] — n. the practice or method of a charlatan. an instance of this. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: charlatanism (Thesaurus) charlatan charlatanry ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quadrumanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language