transfigures
Alters in appearance
Transfigures means to transform in appearance, especially in a way that elevates or glorifies.
The word carries religious weight from the biblical Transfiguration, when Jesus appeared radiant before his disciples.
More broadly, anything that dramatically changes form or aspect transfigures: Love transfigures the ordinary into the sacred.
The change implied is usually toward something more beautiful or exalted.
Elevating praise or worship
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- beatificRadiating serene joy
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
holy · revelation · ascension · illumination · theophany · glorified · rapture · heavenly
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- convertsThose who switched faiths
- altersMakes something different
- reshapesForms again differently
morphs · changes · transforms · evolves · mutates · shifts · reconfigures · transmogrifies
Thinks of differently
- reinterpretsUnderstands again, differently
- stylizesRenders in deliberate aesthetic
- rendersProvides or represents
- depictsRepresents through imagery
portrays · captures · illuminates · elevates · beautifies · idealizes · romanticizes · abstracts
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
renaissance · revitalization · reawakening · resurgence · resurrection · reinvigoration · renewal · refreshes
glorification
Elevating praise or worship
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- beatificRadiating serene joy
sanctification · holy · revelation · ascension · illumination · theophany · glorified · rapture · heavenly · transcendence
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- convertsThose who switched faiths
- altersMakes something different
reshapes · morphs · changes · transforms · evolves · mutates · shifts · reconfigures · transmogrifies · remakes
reimagines
Thinks of differently
- reinterpretsUnderstands again, differently
- stylizesRenders in deliberate aesthetic
- rendersProvides or represents
depicts · portrays · captures · illuminates · elevates · beautifies · idealizes · romanticizes · abstracts · envisions
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
restoration · renaissance · revitalization · reawakening · resurgence · resurrection · reinvigoration · renewal · refreshes · reanimates
transfigure, transfiguration, transfigured, transfiguring, transfigurations