MORALITY PLAY

Meaning of MORALITY PLAY in English

an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc. Cf. miracle play, mystery play .

[ 1925-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MORALITY PLAY — noun Date: 1879 an allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters personify abstract …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MORALITY PLAY — Allegorical drama of 15th–16th-century Europe. The plays' characters personified moral qualities (such as charity or vice) or abstractions (such as …
Английский словарь Британика
MORALITY PLAY — I. noun : an allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters personify moral …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORALITY PLAY — allegorical play that deals with ethical issues
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MORALITY PLAY — Date: 1879 1. : an allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters personify …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MORALITY PLAY — Function: noun Date: 1879 1 : an allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MORALITY PLAY — ■ noun a kind of drama presenting a moral lesson and having personified abstract qualities as the main characters, popular …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MORALITY PLAY — [morality play] n (1929) 1: an allegorical play popular esp. in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MORALITY PLAY — also called Morality, an allegorical drama popular in Europe especially during the 15th and 16th centuries, in which the characters …
Britannica English vocabulary
MORALITY PLAY — noun a type of play that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries and was intended to teach a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORALITY PLAY — Allegorical drama of 15th16th-century Europe. The plays' characters personified moral qualities (such as charity or vice) or abstractions (such as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MORALITY PLAY — театр.; ист. миракль
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MORALITY PLAY — Моралите
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MORALITY PLAY — театр.; истор. миракль
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MORALITY PLAY — театр. ; ист. "моралите"
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MORALITY PLAY — театр.; ист. "моралите"
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MORALITY PLAY — театр.; ист. миракль
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORALITY — məˈraləd.ē, mȯˈ-, mōˈ-, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English moralitee, from Middle French moralité, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORALITY — (n.) A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing …
Английский словарь Webster
MORALITY — (n.) The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often …
Английский словарь Webster
MORALITY — ( n. ) The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MORALITY — ( n. ) A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MORALITY — /meuh ral"i tee, maw-/ , n. , pl. moralities for 4-6. 1. conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral …
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
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
MORALITY — noun intent; meaning; moral. 2. morality ·noun the doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORALITY — / məˈræləti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] principles concerning right and wrong or good …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MORALITY — mo ‧ ral ‧ i ‧ ty /məˈræləti, məˈrælɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ moral …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MORALITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the degree of conformity of an idea, practice, etc., to moral principles. 2 right moral conduct. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MORALITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the degree of conformity of an idea, practice, etc., to moral principles. 2 right moral conduct. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
MORALITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the degree of conformity of an idea, practice, etc., to moral principles. 2 right moral conduct. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORALITY — ( moralities) 1. Morality is the belief that some behaviour is right and acceptable and that other behaviour is wrong. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORALITY — (moralities) 1. Morality is the belief that some behaviour is right and acceptable and that other behaviour is wrong. ...standards …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MORALITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE conventional ▪ Individual response to the altered conditions was, as might be expected, conditioned …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MORALITY — [noun]Morality is a personal or social set of standards for good or bad behaviour and character, or the quality of …
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
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MORALITY — Synonyms and related words : Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, angelicalness, antimasque, assignment, audience success, ballet, behavior, bomb, broadcast …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MORALITY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional , traditional ▪ strict ▪ personal , private ▪ common , public , social ▪ political …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MORALITY — n. 25B6; noun the morality of nuclear weapons : ETHICS, rights and wrongs, ethicality. a sharp decline in morality : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
MORALITY — n. 1 ethics, morals, ethicalness, moralness, principle(s), mores, integrity, propriety, standards, ideals; honesty, right, rightness, righteousness, rectitude, justice, fair play, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MORALITY — сущ. 1) мораль, нравственность, нравственное поведение standards of morality ≈ стандарты нравственного поведения 2) а) этика Principles on which every …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MORALITY — morality.ogg məʹrælıtı n 1. мораль; принципы поведения 2. pl основы морали; этика 3. 1> нравственное поведение 2> pl (высокие) моральные …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLAY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MORALITY — morality сущ.1) мораль, нравственность, нравственное поведение standards of morality — стандарты нравственного поведения 2) а) этика Principles on which every …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MORALITY — n 1. мораль; принципы поведения 2. pl основы морали; этика 3. 1> нравственное поведение 2> pl (высокие) моральные качества 4. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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