transfiguration

noun
trans*fig*u*ra*tion \ (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən \ -gə- \
14th century{ds||1|a|}
  • a change in form or appearance : metamorphosis
  • an exalting, glorifying, or spiritual change
  • a Christian feast that commemorates the transfiguration of Christ on a mountaintop in the presence of three disciples and that is observed on August 6 in the Roman Catholic and some Eastern churches and on the Sunday before Lent in most Protestant churches
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