The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cretism
Cretism \Cre"tism\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. ????? lying, fr.
????? to act like a Cretan, that is, to lie. ``The Cretians
are always liars.''
--Titus i. 12.]
A Cretan practice; lying; a falsehood.