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transfiguration

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trans⋅fig⋅u⋅ra⋅tion

  [trans-fig-yuh-rey-shuhn, trans-fig-]
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–noun
1. the act of transfiguring.
2. the state of being transfigured.
3. (initial capital letter) the supernatural and glorified change in the appearance of Jesus on the mountain. Matt. 17:1–9.
4. (initial capital letter) the church festival commemorating this, observed on August 6.
Origin:
1325–75; ME Transfiguracion < L trānsfigūrātiōn- (s. of trānsfigūrātiō) change of shape. See transfigure, -ation
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trans·fig·u·ra·tion   (trāns-fĭg'yə-rā'shən)   
n.  

    1. A marked change in form or appearance; a metamorphosis.

    2. A change that glorifies or exalts.

    3. Bible The sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus that occurred on a mountain.

    4. The Christian feast commemorating this event, observed on August 6 in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, on August 19 in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on the Sunday before Lent in most Protestant churches.

  2. Transfiguration

    1. Bible The sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus that occurred on a mountain.

    2. The Christian feast commemorating this event, observed on August 6 in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, on August 19 in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on the Sunday before Lent in most Protestant churches.

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