Question

read the excerpt from \sinners in the hands of an angry god.\
it would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of almighty god one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity.
in this excerpt, what is the denotation of the word \fierceness\?

• emotion
• aggression
• energy
• pity

Explanation:

Denotation refers to the literal, dictionary definition of a word. "Fierceness" in the context of God's wrath relates to intense, hostile force. Among the options, "aggression" matches this literal meaning of intense, hostile severity, while the other options do not align: "emotion" is too broad, "energy" is unrelated, and "pity" is the opposite of wrathful severity.

Answer:

B. aggression