transfiguration

trans·fig·u·ra·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [trans-fig-yuh-rey-shuh n, trans-fig-]
- /ˌtræns fɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən, trænsˌfɪg-/
- /trænsfɪgjʊˈreɪʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trans-fig-yuh-rey-shuh n, trans-fig-]
- /ˌtræns fɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən, trænsˌfɪg-/

Definitions of transfiguration word

noun transfiguration the act of transfiguring. 1
noun transfiguration the state of being transfigured. 1
noun transfiguration (initial capital letter) the supernatural and glorified change in the appearance of Jesus on the mountain. Matt. 17:1–9. 1
noun transfiguration (initial capital letter) the church festival commemorating this, observed on August 6. 1
noun transfiguration transformation, metamorphosis 1
noun transfiguration the act or an instance of transfiguring or the state of being transfigured 0

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Origin of transfiguration

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English Transfiguracion < Latin trānsfigūrātiōn- (stem of trānsfigūrātiō) change of shape. See transfigure, -ation

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Parts of speech for Transfiguration

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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transfiguration popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for transfiguration

noun transfiguration

conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
metanoia — a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
flipflop — Alternative form of flip-flop.

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