transfiguration

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noun

A major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.

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OriginMiddle English transfiguracioun ← Old French transfiguracion ← Anglo-Norman transfiguraciun →
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Meanings

transfiguration1

nountransfiguration (countable and uncountable, plural transfigurations)

plural transfigurations

  1. countableuncountableA major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.

    Synonyms: development, transformation, conversion, development, metamorphosis, transfigurement, transformation, transmogrification

  2. countableuncountableA change that exalts or glorifies.
  3. countableuncountablesuperposition of one or more ideal-elements in comparison with other real ones, often through imagination but sometimes at the risk of confusing when not clearly realized.

Transfiguration2

proper noun
  1. ChristianityAn annual feast day, observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian), celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles.
  2. ChristianityThe miracle itself.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.

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More synonyms by meaning

noun(Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus

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Transfiguration DayAugust 6
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Christian holy day

noun(New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus

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Transfiguration of Jesus
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miracle

nouna striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

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metamorphosis
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revisionalteration
Also see
changeconversiondevelopmentmetamorphosissea changetransfigurementtransformationtransmogrificationtransmutation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintransfigūrātio
  2. Anglo-Normantransfiguraciun
  3. Old Frenchtransfiguracion
  4. Middle Englishtransfiguracioun
  5. Englishtransfiguration

From Middle English transfiguracioun, from Old French transfiguracion, Anglo-Norman transfiguraciun, and Latin transfigūrātio.

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Translations

Arabic عِيدُ تَجَلٍّ
  • عِيدُ تَجَلٍّ (ʕīdu tajallin)a feast day
Bulgarian преобразование, метаморфоза
  • преобразование (preobrazovanie)a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • метаморфоза (metamorfoza)a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • преображе́ние (preobražénie)a change that exalts or glorifies
German Umgestaltung, Verklärung des Herrn
  • Umgestaltunga major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • Verklärung des Herrna feast day
Greek μεταμόρφωση
  • μεταμόρφωση (metamórfosi)a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
Hungarian átváltozás, átalakulás
  • átváltozása major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • átalakulása major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • átalakítása major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • színeváltozása change that exalts or glorifies
Indonesian transfigurasi, perubahan bentuk
  • transfigurasia major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • perubahan bentuka major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
Irish Claochlú an Tiarna
  • Claochlú an Tiarnaa feast day
Italian Trasfigurazione di Gesù
  • Trasfigurazione di Gesùa feast day
Latin Transfiguratio Domini
  • Transfiguratio Dominia feast day
Polish przeobrażenie, przekształcenie
  • przeobrażeniea major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • przekształceniea major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • przemienieniea major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • transfiguracjaa major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • Przemienienie Pańskiea feast day
  • Transfiguracjaa feast day
Portuguese transfiguração
  • transfiguraçãoa major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
Russian видоизменение, преображе́ние
  • видоизменение (vidoizmenenije)a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • преображе́ние (preobražénije)a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • преобразова́ние (preobrazovánije)a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • преображе́ние (preobražénije)a change that exalts or glorifies
Swedish förvandling
  • förvandlinga major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
Tagalog malikmata, balatkayo
  • malikmataa major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • balatkayoa major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • malikmataa change that exalts or glorifies
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APA

transfiguration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfiguration

MLA

“transfiguration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfiguration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfiguration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfiguration.

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