phenakism rare.
(ˈfɛnəkɪz(ə)m)
[ad. Gr. ϕενακισµός deception, f. ϕενακίζειν: see next.]
Deception, cheating, trickery; equivocation.
| 1818–60 Whately Commpl. Bk. (1864) 135 At least they regard phenakism as a peccadillo. Ibid. 170 Who avow and openly defend the system of what is called, in modern phraseology, phenakism, double-doctrine, economy, or reserve. |