MYSTERY PLAY

Meaning of MYSTERY PLAY in English

■ noun a popular medieval play based on biblical stories or the lives of the saints.

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MYSTERY PLAY — noun Etymology: 2mystery Date: 1852 a medieval drama based on scriptural incidents (as the creation of the world, the Flood, …
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MYSTERY PLAY
Английский словарь Британика
MYSTERY PLAY — noun see mystery II, 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYSTERY PLAY — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Cf. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYSTERY PLAY — Etymology: mystery (II) Date: 1852 : a medieval drama based on scriptural incidents (as the creation of the world, the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MYSTERY PLAY — Function: noun Etymology: 2 mystery Date: 1852 : a medieval drama based on scriptural incidents (as the creation of the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MYSTERY PLAY — [mystery play] n [ [2]mystery] (1852): a medieval drama based on scriptural incidents (as the creation of the world, the …
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Britannica English vocabulary
MYSTERY PLAY — (also ˈmiracle play ) noun a type of play that was popular between the 11th and 14th centuries and was …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MYSTERY PLAY — ˈmystery play BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: mystère , from Latin mysterium ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MYSTERY PLAY — Synonyms and related words : Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, antimasque, audience success, ballet, bomb, broadcast drama, burlesque show, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MYSTERY PLAY — ➡ miracle play .
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MYSTERY PLAY — театр.; ист. мистерия (театроведение) мистерия
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MYSTERY PLAY — = mystery 1 3
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MYSTERY PLAY — театр.; истор. мистерия
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MYSTERY PLAY — = mystery 1 3
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MYSTERY PLAY — = mystery 1 3
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MYSTERY PLAY — мистерия
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MYSTERY PLAY — мистерия
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MYSTERY PLAY — театр. ; ист. мистерия
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MYSTERY PLAY — театр.; ист. мистерия
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MYSTERY PLAY — театр.; ист. мистерия (театроведение) мистерия
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PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
MYSTERY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) mystery play mystery religion mystery story
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYSTERY — I. ˈmist(ə)rē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English misterie, mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Greek mystērion, from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYSTERY — mystery 1 /mis"teuh ree, -tree/ , n. , pl. mysteries . 1. anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MYSTERY — I. ˈmis-t(ə-)rē noun ( plural -ter·ies ) Etymology: Middle English mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Greek mystērion, from mystēs initiate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
MYSTERY — adj the consecrated elements in the eucharist. 2. mystery ·adj anything artfully made difficult; an enigma. 3. mystery ·noun a …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYSTERY — [mys.tery] n, pl -ter.ies [ME mysterie, fr. L mysterium, fr. Gk mysterion, fr. mystes initiate] (14c) 1 a: a religious …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYSTERY — myster|y BrE AmE ˈmɪs tr|i ˈmɪst ə r |i ▷ myster|ies iz ▶ ˈ mystery play BrE AmE ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MYSTERY — / ˈmɪstri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] something that is difficult to understand or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MYSTERY — I. mys ‧ te ‧ ry 1 W3 /ˈmɪst ə ri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mysteries ) [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MYSTERY — n. (pl. -ies) archaic a handicraft or trade, esp. as referred to in indentures etc. (art and mystery). [ME f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MYSTERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a secret, hidden, or inexplicable matter (the reason remains a mystery). 2 secrecy or obscurity (wrapped …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MYSTERY — n. (pl. -ies) archaic a handicraft or trade, esp. as referred to in indentures etc. (art and mystery). [ ME …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MYSTERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a secret, hidden, or inexplicable matter (the reason remains a mystery). 2 secrecy or obscurity (wrapped …
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Oxford English vocab
MYSTERY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. a secret, hidden, or inexplicable matter (the reason remains a mystery). 2 secrecy or obscurity …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MYSTERY — ( mysteries) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A mystery is something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MYSTERY — [noun] - something strange or unknown which has not yet been explained or understoodHow the massive stones were brought here …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MYSTERY — n. mystery play mystery religion mystery story
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MYSTERY — Synonyms and related words : Chinese puzzle, Grand Guignol, Marchen, Passion play, Tom show, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MYSTERY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great ▪ How the disease started is one of medicine's great mysteries. ▪ little , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MYSTERY — See ↑ MYSTERIOUS 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a mystery • ↑ be a mystery to me/be beyond me/beats me …
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
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MYSTERY — n. 25B6; noun his death remains a mystery : PUZZLE, enigma, conundrum, riddle, secret, (unsolved) problem. her past is shrouded …
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PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MYSTERY — n. 1 puzzle, enigma, conundrum, riddle, question How he escaped from the locked room is a mystery 2 obscurity, secrecy, …
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