Transfiguration - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Transfiguration :  (noun)
1: (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: Transfiguration, Transfiguration Day, August 6]
2: (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus [syn: Transfiguration, Transfiguration of Jesus]
3: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" [syn: metamorphosis]
4: the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify

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