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Modification vs Transfiguration - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between modification and transfiguration

is that modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified while transfiguration is a large change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.

As a proper noun Transfiguration is

an annual feast day celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian.

modification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
  • an alteration or adjustment to something
  • * Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
  • a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
  • * Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications : he got a tan.
  • (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
  • * The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow" .
  • (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm )

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    transfiguration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a large change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • a change that exalts or glorifies