transfiguration
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
transfiguration/transfɪɡəˈreɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 a complete transformation into a more beautiful or spiritual state.
- 2 (the Transfiguration) Christ's appearance in radiant glory to three of his disciples (Matthew 17:2 and Mark 9:2–3).
■ the Church festival commemorating this, held on 6 August.
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