trans·fig·u·ra·tion  (tr ăns-f ĭg ′y ə-r āsh ən)
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n.1. a. A marked change in form or appearance; a metamorphosis. b. A change that glorifies or exalts. 2. Transfigurationa. Bible The sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus that occurred on a mountain. b. The Christian feast commemorating this event, observed on August 6 in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches and on the Sunday before Lent in most Protestant churches. |
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