transfiguration

noun

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce transfiguration (audio)
Definition of transfigurationnext
as in transformation
a change in form, appearance, or use after his transfiguration into a Buddhist monk, all his family and friends were amazed by his newly found patience and tranquility

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Recent Examples of transfiguration Jesus had taken three of his disciples – Peter, James, and John – with him up to the mount of transfiguration. — Karen Neff, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2026 Medieval Christians looked at the very same phenomenon and imagined it as a reflection of divine will, the transformation of a wriggly worm into a flying jewel an earthly reminder of the transfiguration of Jesus to Christ. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 There’s this bewildering Mansory snowmobile, which looks like a Transformer got stuck halfway through its transfiguration. — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025 His frescoes, such as The School of Athens and The Transfiguration, epitomize the ideals of the Renaissance, blending classical harmony with Christian themes. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transfiguration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfiguration
  1. transformation
  2. conversion
Noun
  • For her own transformation into Highsmith, the costuming was of immense importance.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Even during our current era of innovation and technological transformation, today’s kitchen looks remarkably similar to the one Schütte-Lihotzky designed 100 years earlier.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of transformation
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  • So Nvidia and some of its largest customers proposed a new design, skipping several conversions and distributing power inside the building not through typical AC but through DC, the native form the chips want anyway.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Angels Stadium in Anaheim's 1998 conversion cut 19,076 seats, while Miami's Hard Rock Stadium cut 10,692 in its remodel in 2015–16.
    — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
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