Transfiguration (noun)

1. A complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state.
2. In Christian theology, the Transfiguration is the miraculous change in the appearance of Jesus, which was said to have taken place on a mountaintop.

Origin:

Late middle english: from latin transfiguratio(n-), from the verb transfigurare (see transfigure).

Examples:

1. The transfiguration of the caterpillar into a butterfly is one of nature's most beautiful transformations.
2. The transfiguration of the once-shabby building into a modern office complex was truly remarkable.
3. In the Transfiguration, Jesus was transformed into a radiant being, with his face shining like the sun.
4. The spiritual leader claimed to have undergone a transfiguration, becoming a more enlightened being.
5. The transfiguration of the hero from a common man into a superpowered being is a common theme in comic books.