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pierre-louis, josaiah last saved: 9:06 am
\indignant with zeus for having given his sanction to the abduct
daughter, and filled with the bitterest sorrow, she abandoned he
olympus, and refused all heavenly food.\ (paragraph 1)
the word \sanction\ comes from a latin verb meaning \to ratif
this information, what is the meaning of sanction as it is used
sentence?
a attention
direction
c interpretation
d permission

Explanation:

The Latin root of "sanction" means "to ratify" (approve/authorize). In the sentence, Zeus gave his sanction to the abduction of the daughter. "Permission" matches the idea of authorizing/approving, while "attention", "direction", and "interpretation" do not fit the context of Zeus approving the abduction.

Answer:

D. permission