transfiguration

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌtrænsfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌtrænsfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or exalted state

The sunset's transfiguration of the dull hills left the travellers speechless.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a complete change of form... transformation metamorphosis transmutation change glorification

Word family

Related forms transfigure transfigurate figure

Etymology

From Latin trānsfigūrātiō(n-) ('a transformation'), from trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form').

trānsfigūrātiō Latin trāns Latin figūra Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# transfiguration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌtrænsfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌtrænsfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

## Meanings
1. a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or exalted state

## Examples
- The sunset's transfiguration of the dull hills left the travellers speechless.

## Synonyms
- transformation
- metamorphosis
- transmutation
- change
- glorification

## Related Forms
- transfigure
- transfigurate
- figure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānsfigūrātiō
- Root: trāns
- Root: figūra

## Etymology
From Latin trānsfigūrātiō(n-) ('a transformation'), from trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form').

## AI Etymology
Transfiguration is from Latin trānsfigūrātiō(n-) ('a transformation'), from trānsfigūrāre ('to change in shape'), from trāns ('across') + figūra ('shape, form'). Important recorded forms include trānsfigūrātiō (Latin), trāns (Latin), and figūra (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or exalted state. The wider family includes related words such as transfigure, transfigurate, and figure.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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