MYSTERY PLAY


Meaning of MYSTERY PLAY in English

Function: noun

Etymology: 2 mystery

Date: 1852

: a medieval drama based on scriptural incidents (as the creation of the world, the Flood, or the life, death, and resurrection of Christ) ― compare MIRACLE PLAY

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