Both Uses of
transfigure
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- In the powerful humidity the powdered mix got transfigured like Lot's poor wife who looked back at Gomorrah and got turned to a pillar of salt.†
Chpt 1 *transfigured = completely changed the nature or appearance of
- Thinking of ant lions and "Mother May I." Recalling her strange, transfigured shadow the last time I pushed her in the swing.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
change completely the nature or appearance of -- especially in a positive way