Transfiguration
noun
A complete change in shape or appearance into something more beautiful or spiritual.
The transfiguration of the barren landscape into a thriving forest was truly magnificent.
noun
In Christianity, the event where Jesus' appearance became gloriously radiant.
The Transfiguration is an important event in the life of Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians.
Often appears as...
- feast of transfiguration
- transfiguration of jesus
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Religious
noun
A complete change in shape or appearance into something more beautiful or spiritual.
The transfiguration of the barren landscape into a thriving forest was truly magnificent.
noun
In Christianity, the event where Jesus' appearance became gloriously radiant.
The Transfiguration is an important event in the life of Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians.
Often appears as...
- feast of transfiguration
- transfiguration of jesus
Usage tips
Approving
Religious
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Change
Use 'transfiguration' to describe a significant, positive change in appearance or form, often with a sense of wonder.
The city's transfiguration post-redevelopment left everyone in awe.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Substance
It's often used in literature and arts, suggesting a magical or profound transformation.
The novel depicted the transfiguration of the protagonist from an ordinary person into a hero.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
The word can be used metaphorically to describe deep, internal changes in someone's character or perspective.
His journey led to a personal transfiguration that could not be ignored.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Change
Use 'transfiguration' to describe a significant, positive change in appearance or form, often with a sense of wonder.
The city's transfiguration post-redevelopment left everyone in awe.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Substance
It's often used in literature and arts, suggesting a magical or profound transformation.
The novel depicted the transfiguration of the protagonist from an ordinary person into a hero.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
The word can be used metaphorically to describe deep, internal changes in someone's character or perspective.
His journey led to a personal transfiguration that could not be ignored.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Change
Use 'transfiguration' to describe a significant, positive change in appearance or form, often with a sense of wonder.
The city's transfiguration post-redevelopment left everyone in awe.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Substance
It's often used in literature and arts, suggesting a magical or profound transformation.
The novel depicted the transfiguration of the protagonist from an ordinary person into a hero.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
The word can be used metaphorically to describe deep, internal changes in someone's character or perspective.
His journey led to a personal transfiguration that could not be ignored.
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Virginia Postrel: The...
Architectural photography -- Julius Schulman, who has talked about transfiguration, took this fabulous, famous picture of the Kauffman House. Architectural photography is extremely glamorous. It puts you into this special, special world.
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Virginia Postrel: The...
Architectural photography -- Julius Schulman, who has talked about transfiguration, took this fabulous, famous picture of the Kauffman House. Architectural photography is extremely glamorous. It puts you into this special, special world.
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Quote examples
Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
My dad's one true quest in life was for the Platonic ideal of peanut butter. And I remember one day he announced, with a look of utter transfiguration on his face, that he had found paradise on Earth in a jar with a yellow cap. And it was called Red Wing.
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Edward McKendree Bounds
American Author
The transfiguration of Jesus is one of the typical facts of the resurrection of the body; not only of the glorious change, but of the renewed life of the body and of the general judgment day.
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James Wolcott
American Critic
With 'Black Swan,' the ballerina saga flips its tiara and goes on a hallucinatory bender, a scary acid trip where transfiguration and disfiguration meet.
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Max Beckmann
German Artist
Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement... for transfiguration, not for the sake of play.
Quote examples
Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
My dad's one true quest in life was for the Platonic ideal of peanut butter. And I remember one day he announced, with a look of utter transfiguration on his face, that he had found paradise on Earth in a jar with a yellow cap. And it was called Red Wing.
Quote examples
Edward McKendree Bounds
American Author
The transfiguration of Jesus is one of the typical facts of the resurrection of the body; not only of the glorious change, but of the renewed life of the body and of the general judgment day.
Quote examples
James Wolcott
American Critic
With 'Black Swan,' the ballerina saga flips its tiara and goes on a hallucinatory bender, a scary acid trip where transfiguration and disfiguration meet.
Quote examples
Max Beckmann
German Artist
Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement... for transfiguration, not for the sake of play.
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