empyrics

Galileo, of Newton, of Harvey, and innumerable others, have been opposed and denounced, each in its turn; while their promoters have been vilified as empyrics or innovators.

A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education James Gall

Generally, several meetings and some discussion enabled these empyrics to determine plans of strategy to screen themselves, by "_covering the tracks in the sand_," a remark frequently heard from members.

The Great North-Western Conspiracy in All Its Startling Details I. Windslow Ayer

Yet has this operation of extraction been trumpeted into universal fashion for no other reason but because it is difficult to perform, and therefore keeps the business in the hands of a few empyrics, who receive larger rewards, regardless of the hazard, which is encountered by the flattered patient.

Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766