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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.