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transfiguration definition

trans·figu·ra·tion (trans fig′yo̵̅o̅ rā′s̸hən, trans′fig-)

noun

  1. a transfiguring or being transfigured
  2. Bible the change in the appearance of Jesus on the mountain: Matt. 17
  3. a church festival (Aug. 6) commemorating the Transfiguration

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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