CRETIN
\kɹˈɛtɪn], \kɹˈɛtɪn], \k_ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_n]\
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One affected with cretinism. The word is said to come from Chretien, Christian, because the Cretin, being in a state of idiocy, is incapable of committing any sin. See Cagot.
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