Talk:Charlatan
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Some self proclaimed religious leaders are also charlatans. Others sincerely believe in their messianic delusions. A characteristic of a charlatan is that s/he uses deception to convince people.
This article looks like a dictionary entry to me. 193.64.7.9 06:16, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
"Pejorative"?
I've taken "pejorative" out of the first line of this entry. A charlatan who is an imposter is simply a charlatan. The word may be abused and made into a false pejorative in a libel. The current version reflects normal usage. Imagine the cultural background against which one may not use the "pejorative" word "charlatan." Cult-thinking works like this. As long as the word is being manipulated like this, let's not skootch it out of Wikipedia as a mere Wiktionary entry. Wetman 07:40, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)