Mumbo jumbo

meaningless incantation or ritual.

senseless or pretentious language, usually designed to obscure an issue, confuse a listener, or the like.

an object of superstitious awe or reverence.

( initial capital letters ) the guardian of western Sudan villages symbolized by a masked man who combats evil and punishes women for breaches of tribal laws.

noun

claptrap , double-talk , empty talk , gibberish , gobbledygook , hocus-pocus , hogwash , mere words , obscuration , abracadabra , double talk , jabberwocky