Pantagruelism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pantagruelism \Pan*tag"ru*el*ism\, n. [From Pantagruel, one of
     the characters of Rabelais.]
     1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used
        in burlesque or ridicule.
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     2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose.
        [R.] --Donaldson.
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