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- noun Plural form of
Cretian .
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St Paul, that calls the Cretians liars, doth it but indirectly, and upon quotation of their own poet. 88 It is as bloody a thought in one way as
Religio Medici 2007
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St. Paul, that calls the Cretians lyars, [149] doth it but indirectly, and upon quotation of their own Poet.
Religio Medici 1605-1682 1923
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St. Paul, that calls the Cretians lyars, 12 doth it but indirectly, and upon quotation of their own Poet.
The Second Part 1909
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St Paul, that calls the Cretians liars, doth it but indirectly, and upon quotation of their own poet. [
Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend 1643
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Kevin McG: When I was stationed in Athens, we used to poke fun at our colleagues in Crete by calling them Cretans while they were there, and ex-Cretians once they transferred elsewhere.
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One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Titus 1. 1999
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Thus it is said concerning the Cretians, that they are liars.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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Cretians, and Arabians, Acts ii. 10, 11; how could they be edified in the faith, if only one congregation, where nothing but Hebrew was spoken, met in Jerusalem; if so be there were not other congregations for men of other languages, that understood not the Hebrew tongue?
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
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