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transfiguration collapse: the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify; a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"; (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus; (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus

metamorphosis collapse: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft; the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

catabolism collapse: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

metabolism collapse: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

anabolism collapse: the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy

Last Supper collapse: the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion

mutant collapse: an animal that has undergone mutation; (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration; tending to undergo or resulting from mutation; "a mutant gene"

reincarnation collapse: the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions; a second or new birth; embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion"

catalysis collapse: acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced"

Communion collapse: the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"; sharing thoughts and feelings; (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

mutation collapse: a change or alteration in form or qualities; (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

permutation collapse: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group; complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller; the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements

avatar collapse: the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"

elements collapse: violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); "they felt the full fury of the elements"

transmigration collapse: the passing of a soul into another body after death

Host collapse: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association; a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion; archaic terms for army; any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"; the owner or manager of an inn; a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there; (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor; be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

wafer collapse: thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist); a small thin crisp cake or cookie; a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters

translation collapse: the act of uniform movement; rewording something in less technical terminology; a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language; a uniform movement without rotation; (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm; (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same

transposition collapse: (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards; the act of reversing the order or place of; (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance; "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"; (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign; (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome; any abnormal position of the organs of the body

transformation collapse: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"; (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA; a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure; a qualitative change; (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

displacement collapse: act of removing from office or employment; to move something from its natural environment; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one; (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

bread collapse: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked; cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"

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