'Cretism' definitions:

Definition of 'Cretism'

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]