transfiguration
noun
[ transˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state.
• "in this light the junk undergoes a transfiguration; it shines"
Origin:
late Middle English (with biblical reference): from Old French, or from Latin transfiguratio(n- ), from the verb transfigurare (see transfigure).
