What does transfigure mean?
Definitions for transfigure
trænsˈfɪg yər; esp. Brit. -ˈfɪg ərtrans·fig·ure
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Princeton's WordNet
transfigure, glorify, spiritualizeverb
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrifyverb
change completely the nature or appearance of
"In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"
Wiktionary
transfigureverb
To transform the outward appearance of something; to convert into a different form, state or substance.
transfigureverb
To glorify or exalt something or someone.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To TRANSFIGUREverb
To transform; to change with respect to outward appearance.
Etymology: transfigurer, French; trans and figura, Lat.
Jesus was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. Matth.
I am the more zealous to transfigure your love into devotion, because I have observed your passion to have been extremely impatient of confinement. Boyle.
The nuptial right his outrage strait attends,
The dow’r desir’d is his transfigur’d friends:
The incantation backward she repeats,
Inverts her rod, and what she did defeats. Samuel Garth.
ChatGPT
transfigure
To transfigure means to transform or change something completely into a more beautiful, spiritual, or elevated form, often in a manner that is awe-inspiring or miraculous. It typically involves a dramatic and positive change in appearance or form.
Webster Dictionary
Transfigureverb
to change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform
Transfigureverb
especially, to change to something exalted and glorious; to give an ideal form to
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of transfigure in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of transfigure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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