Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun transfiguration

4 senses of transfiguration

Sense 1
Transfiguration, Transfiguration Day, August 6 -- ((Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus)
       => Christian holy day -- (a religious holiday for Christians)

Sense 2
Transfiguration, Transfiguration of Jesus -- ((New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus)
       => miracle -- (a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent)

Sense 3
transfiguration, metamorphosis -- (a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting")
       => revision, alteration -- (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion")

Sense 4
transfiguration -- (the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify)
       => transformation, translation -- (the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface")