n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; lying, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; 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 ]
n. [ F. crétin; of uncertain origin. ] One afflicted with cretinism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. crétinisme. ] A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the characteristics of a cretin. “Cretinous stupefaction.” Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]