† Cretismn.
Etymology: < Greek Κρητισμός Cretan behaviour, lying, < κρητίζειν : see Cretize v., and compare French cretisme (Cotgrave).
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1656 T. Blount Creticism or Cretism, the Art of coyning or inventing lyes.
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