MYSTERY PLAY


Meaning of MYSTERY PLAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: mystery (II)

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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