Dictionary Definition
Transfiguration
Noun
1 (Christianity) a church festival held in
commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: Transfiguration
Day, August 6]
2 (New Testament) the sudden emanation of
radiance from the person of Jesus [syn: Transfiguration
of Jesus]
3 a striking change in appearance or character or
circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something
new and exciting" [syn: metamorphosis]
4 the act of transforming so as to exalt or
glorify
User Contributed Dictionary
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English
Noun
- a large change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
- a change that exalts or glorifies
Extensive Definition
Transfiguration may refer to:
- Transfiguration of Jesus, an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels in which Jesus underwent transfiguration
- Transfiguration (Raphael), a painting depicting the Transfiguration of Jesus
- Transfiguration (in religion), a transformation of a man into something else, like transformation of Enoch into an angel in the Book of Enoch.
- Transfiguration, a subject taught at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the fictional Harry Potter universe
- "Transfiguration" (song), a song by M. Ward from his 2003 album Transfiguration of Vincent
- "Transfiguration" (album), an album by Henry Jackman, released on KPM
- "The Transfiguration" (song), a song by Sufjan Stevens about the story of the transfiguration of Jesus from his 2004 album Seven Swans
See also
transfiguration in Spanish:
Transfiguración
transfiguration in French: Transfiguration
transfiguration in Portuguese:
Transfiguração
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
avatar,
catabolism, catalysis, consubstantiation,
displacement,
heterotopia,
metabolism, metagenesis, metamorphism, metamorphosis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, mutant, mutated form, mutation, permutation, reincarnation, sport, transanimation, transfigurement,
transformation,
transformism,
translation,
translocation,
transmigration,
transmogrification,
transmutation,
transposition,
transubstantiation