Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creticism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: creti-cism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of falsehoods; lying.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Another Creticism is the solemn assurance that the Roman Church is not in politics. It is a fact well known that the Papacy maintains an “Apostolic Delegation” in Washington accredited to the Church […]"
"This is a noble art because it is wisdom itself to know what singing is required. Knowledge, unlike wisdom is a form of Creticism, an inverted Creticism. The rational, scientific knower is the reverse of the Cretan: […]"

Etymology

From Crete + -ic + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does creticism mean?: The use of falsehoods; lying.
Where does creticism come from?: From Crete + -ic + -ism.

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