Masquerading

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty.

Sami began masquerading as a physician.

Sami was masquerading as a physician.

"I resent the implication that I am a religious conservative," said the social Darwinist. "What I actually worship is reified tradition masquerading as 'science'."

Do you ever wonder if we're trapped in this reality by an evil being masquerading as God?

At supper, the same evening, after his return, the emperor was relating to Berthier, Mortier, Duroc, and other officers present, the history of his unfortunate masqueradings, at the same time laughing very heartily at his want of success in un-playing the emperor.