cretin, n.All

The Cretin (n.) got ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠his name from "il est bon chrétien": nothing else could be said of the village idiots, but at least they were good Christians.