Meaning & use
transfiguration
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A complete change in form or appearance into a more beautiful, exalted, or spiritual state.
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The play depicted the transfiguration of a beggar into a noble king.
Autumn brings a striking transfiguration of the forest into brilliant color.
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Capitalized as 'Transfiguration,' it refers to the Christian feast commemorating Jesus's radiant appearance on a mountain.
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