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Cretans meaning
plural of Cretan
Using Cretans
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Cretan
- In the example corpus, cretans often appears in combinations such as: the cretans, cretans are, all cretans.
Context around Cretans
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cretans
- In this selection, "cretans" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, terrified, danced, special and losing stand out and add context to how "cretans" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include that all cretans are liars and adduced the cretans of plutarch. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cretans" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cretans
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Epimenides the Cretan said that all Cretans were liars, and all other statements made by Cretans were certainly lies. (19 words)
This is so because the Cretans’ special feelings for visitors enable them to sense the sweetness or goodness in others. (20 words)
Yea, a tomb, O Lord, for thee the Cretans builded; But thou didst not die, for thou art for ever. (20 words)
But if he be a liar, what he says is untrue, and consequently the Cretans are veracious; but Epimenides is a Cretan, and therefore what he says is true; saying the Cretans are liars, Epimenides is himself a liar, and what he says is untrue. (45 words)
This does not lead to contradiction, since it is not required that this Cretan be Epimenides, meaning that Epimenides can say the false statement that all Cretans are Liars while knowing at least one honest Cretan and lying about this particular Cretan. (42 words)
Logical paradox Thomas Fowler (1869) states the paradox as follows: "Epimenides the Cretan says, 'that all the Cretans are liars,' but Epimenides is himself a Cretan; therefore he is himself a liar. (32 words)
Example sentences (12)
But if he be a liar, what he says is untrue, and consequently the Cretans are veracious; but Epimenides is a Cretan, and therefore what he says is true; saying the Cretans are liars, Epimenides is himself a liar, and what he says is untrue.
Epimenides the Cretan said that all Cretans were liars, and all other statements made by Cretans were certainly lies.
The Cretans "danced in time and followed, singing Iē Paiēon, like the paeans of the Cretans in whose breasts the divine Muse has placed "honey-voiced singing".
This is so because the Cretans’ special feelings for visitors enable them to sense the sweetness or goodness in others.
Contact with Venice led to close intertwining of Cretan and Venetian cultures, without, however, the Cretans losing their Greek Orthodox nature.
Dolphin-Apollo revealed himself to the terrified Cretans, and bade them follow him up to the "place where you will have rich offerings".
H. Ormerod considers that Polybius cannot be regarded as an 'altogether unprejudiced witness' in relation to his betes noires, the Aetolians, the Carthaginians, and the Cretans.
However, Epimenides' statement that all Cretans are liars can be resolved as false, given that he knows of at least one other Cretan who does not lie.
In a letter to Melanchthon of April 22, 1519, Erasmus specifically adduced the Cretans of Plutarch as an example of his adage "Concord is a mighty rampart".
Logical paradox Thomas Fowler (1869) states the paradox as follows: "Epimenides the Cretan says, 'that all the Cretans are liars,' but Epimenides is himself a Cretan; therefore he is himself a liar.
This does not lead to contradiction, since it is not required that this Cretan be Epimenides, meaning that Epimenides can say the false statement that all Cretans are Liars while knowing at least one honest Cretan and lying about this particular Cretan.
Yea, a tomb, O Lord, for thee the Cretans builded; But thou didst not die, for thou art for ever.
Common combinations with cretans
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: