Denyer

/dɪˈnaɪər/ noun

Definition

A person who denies, rejects, or refuses to accept something claimed or asserted.

Etymology

From 'deny' (derived from Latin 'denegare,' meaning to say no, refuse) combined with the agent suffix '-er,' indicating a person who performs the action.

Kelly Says

In historical religious texts, 'denyer' referred to someone who denied Christian faith or divine truths—it had moral weight suggesting obstinate refusal to acknowledge obvious truth, quite different from the neutral modern sense.

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