Transfiguration

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A marked change in form or appearance; a metamorphosis.
  • noun. A change that glorifies or exalts.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus that occurred on a mountain.
  • noun. The Christian feast commemorating this event, observed on August 6 in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches and on the Sunday before Lent in most Protestant churches.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. change of form or appearance; particularly, the change in the personal appearance of Christ, in the presence of three of his disciples (Peter, James, and John), described in Mat. xvii. 1–9; hence, some similar transformation.
  • noun. A festival observed in the Greek, the Roman Catholic, and the Anglican Churches on August 6th, in commemoration of Christ's transfiguration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a large change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • noun. a change that exalts or glorifies
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify
  • noun. (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus
  • noun. (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus
  • noun. a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  • Word Usage
    "The transfiguration is a feast which originated in the Eastern Church, becoming widely observed by the end of the first millennium."
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