WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Transfiguration
    n 1: (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of
         the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: Transfiguration,
         Transfiguration Day, August 6]
    2: (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the
       person of Jesus [syn: Transfiguration, Transfiguration of
       Jesus]
    3: a striking change in appearance or character or
       circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into
       something new and exciting" [syn: transfiguration,
       metamorphosis]
    4: the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify