TRANSFIGURATION


Meaning of TRANSFIGURATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən, -gə- ]

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

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