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transfiguration

transfiguration noun: a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.

transfiguration: a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
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Noun

transfiguration (countable and uncountable, plural transfigurations)

  1. A major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.
  2. A change that exalts or glorifies.
  3. superposition 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.

Proper noun capitalized: Transfiguration

Transfiguration

  1. An 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. The miracle itself.

transfiguration meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

transfiguration in Tamil

இயேசுநாதரின் திருவுரு மாற்றம், திருவுருமாற்ற நாள், திருவுருமாற்றத் திருநாள்

transfiguration in Tagalog

a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
malikmata, balatkayo
a change that exalts or glorifies
malikmata

transfiguration in Indonesian

a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
transfigurasi, perubahan bentuk

Synonyms of transfiguration

All synonyms of transfiguration

Forms of transfiguration

pluraltransfigurations

Plural of transfiguration: transfigurations

Origin of transfiguration

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

Words formed from transfiguration

Questions about transfiguration

What does transfiguration mean?
Transfiguration means a major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.
What is transfiguration in Tamil?
Transfiguration in Tamil is இயேசுநாதரின் திருவுரு மாற்றம், திருவுருமாற்ற நாள், திருவுருமாற்றத் திருநாள். See Transfiguration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is transfiguration?
Transfiguration can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of transfiguration?
The plural of transfiguration is transfigurations.

Words near transfiguration in the dictionary

  1. transfigurable
  2. transfigurate
  3. transfigurated
  4. transfigurates
  5. transfigurating
  6. transfiguration
  7. transfigurations
  8. transfigurative
  9. transfigure
  10. transfigured
  11. transfigurement

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