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Can anybody provide a single verb that means to declare God free from all evil and imperfection?

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Do you mean to declare God free from evil or to declare something free from evil? And do you really want a verb? I can think of adjectives for free from all evil and imperfection, but no verb which means declaring God to be so. – Daniel δ Sep 16 '11 at 20:18
to declare God free from those things - looking at some adjectives may also be interesting but I'm really looking for a single verb - thanks. – nicholas ainsworth Sep 16 '11 at 20:49
Maybe "sanctified?" – Thursagen Sep 16 '11 at 20:57
Strange that this question has been closed - there are 2 single verbs that can be used in Arabic with this meaning and I am surprised that English may not have one. – nicholas ainsworth Sep 17 '11 at 2:52
Arabic has much more use for such a construction than English because of the blatantly obvious cultural factors. – jprete Sep 17 '11 at 17:25

closed as not a real question by Daniel δ, KitFox♦, Thursagen, aedia λ, simchona♦ Sep 16 '11 at 21:12

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