transfiguratien Meaning, Definition & Usage

Trans*fig`u*ra"tien noun

Etymology

L. transfiguratio: cf. transfiguration.

Definitions

1. A change of form or appearance; especially, the supernatural change in the personal appearance of our Savior on the mount.
2. (Eccl.) A feast held by some branches of the Christian church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the miraculous change above mentioned.