Trumpery
Trump’er•y, n. [Fr. tromperie, from tromper, to deceive, cheat.]
- deceit; fraud
- anything calculated to deceive by false show; anything externally splendid but intrinsically of little value; worthless finery.
- things worn out and of no value; useless matter; trifles; rubbish; nonsense.
- trifling; showy but worthless; trashy; paltry
This idolatrous trumpery and superstition.
