[Greek] ἀρνέομαι (arneomai), [Latin] negare, [Latin] abnegare, [Latin] mendax, [French] nier: to deny, to reject, to refuse to agree, to refurse to follow, to disregard, to be false to oneself; 33 scriptural references
The Denial of St. Peter: painting by Gerard Seghers (1620)
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to say not, to deny, to refuse, to reject, to decline, and to renounce.
Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound 268: “Yes, of my own free will-I erred-I will not deny it.”
Sophocles’ Philoctetes 527: “Let the man set out at once; our ship, for her part, will carry him, and will not refuse.”
Demosthenes’ On the Crown 18.282: “Why did you immediately went on embassy to visit Phillip, although you had notoriously declined that employment.”
Aristophanes’ Knights 572: “Not one of these generals of old time would have asked Cleananetus to be fed at the cost of the state.”
Demosthenes’ Phillipic 3.9.54: “Your clamor for a speech, from the hirelings, some of whom would not even disclaim that title, and you derive amusement from your abusive language.”
New Testament: This term means to deny, to refuse to agree, to disregard, to refuse to follow, and to be false to oneself.” Whoever denies Christ will also be denied (disowned) by the Father. Peter repeatedly denied Christ. Peter stated that the Israelites denied the Holy and Righteous One. The Israelites denied Moses’ authority. Whoever does not care for family members denies their faith. Jesus cannot deny His own nature in serving and saving others. Paul states that one must reject false teachers. By their acts, rebels, deceivers, and idle talkers deny Him. Moses refused to be known as the Pharaoh’s daughter’s son.
Scripture:
Mt.10:33: Whoever denies Me, I will deny before My heavenly Father
1Tim.5:8: Whoever does not provide for relatives denies his faith and is worse than an unbeliever
2Tim.2:13: Jesus cannot deny Himself being faithful to those who are faithful
2Tim.3:5: Many make a pretense of religion by deny its power
Tit.1:16: They claim to know God, but their deeds deny Him
2Pet.2:1: False teachers will bring destructive heresies and deny the Master
1Jn.2:22: The liar is one who denies that Jesus is the Christ
“The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.” Isaac Asimov
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” George Orwell
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln
Conclusion:
Negate, negate, abnegation, mendacity, deny, denial
I think one cannot deny the significance that Peter’s denials occur in all the gospels. God’s acceptance or denial of each of us is ultimately dependent on each of us. Christ ultimately will disown those who are unfaithful. We cannot live our Christian faith in a vacuum. Our Christian faith (or lack thereof) will be illustrated by our works (or lack thereof). Jesus will remain faithful those who face difficulties.
Update: There is no denying the fact that Pope Francis continues to make confusing actions and statements.
Current cancel culture seeks to deny and reject other viewpoints
This current secular post-Christian culture quite frequently rejects Catholics and Christians as hateful or extreme.
This society continues to reject traditional Jude-Christian norms in advocating gay marriage, abortion, transgenderism.
The mainstream media continue to deny anything else than their narrative about January 6