Transfiguration
Definitions
- An annual feast day, observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian), celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles.
- A major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.
- The miracle itself.
- A change that exalts or glorifies.
- superposition of one or more ideal-elements in comparison with other real ones, often through imagination but sometimes at the risk of confusing when not clearly realized.
Equivalents
11 more languages
Suomikirkastuminen
Bahasa Indonesiatransfigurasi
ItalianoTrasfigurazione di Gesù
日本語変貌
Svenskaförvandling
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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