What does "transhumanize" mean ?
Correct answer: A. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven.
- A. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven.
- B. It is the ability to reunite with the body.
- C. It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body.
- D. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell.
Explanation
To transhumanize is to pass beyond ordinary human limitations and move toward a divine or heavenly state. In the Paradiso, the term describes Dante's ascent beyond earthly experience.
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