Among historians of medicine, Galen's authority cast a long shadow. For more than a thousand years, his texts dictated what could be asked of the body, and dissenting evidence struggled to find a hearing.
As used in the text, what does the word "dictated" most nearly mean?
- A
spoke aloud for transcription
- B
ruled tyrannically
- C
suggested gently
- Dcheck_circle
determined authoritatively
Explanation
Galen's texts authoritatively determined what could be investigated; "dictated" means decreed or determined, not the transcription or tyranny senses (and certainly not "suggested gently").