Transfiguration
Pronunciation : Trans*fig`u*ra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. transfiguratio: cf. transfiguration.]
Definition : 1. A change of form or appearance; especially, the supernatural change in the personal appearance of our Savior on the mount.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: A feast held by some branches of the Christian church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the miraculous change above mentioned.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913