n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )tran(t)s- ˌ fi-gy ə - ' r ā -sh ə n, -g ə -
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : a change in form or appearance : METAMORPHOSIS b : an exalting, glorifying, or spiritual change
2 capitalized : a Christian feast that commemorates the transfiguration of Christ on a mountaintop in the presence of three disciples and that is observed on August 6 in the Roman Catholic and some Eastern churches and on the Sunday before Lent in most Protestant churches