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Mystery play   /mˈɪstəri pleɪ/   Listen
Mystery play

noun
1.
A medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ.





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"Mystery play" Quotes from Famous Books



... though I were like to make myself a mere sport for ballad-mongers, such as Lady Elleen is always mooning after; or as if I would stoop to borrow a following of the English blackguard, to bolster up my state like King Herod in a mystery play. If my father lists, he may send me out a band, but the Douglas shall have Douglas's ...
— Two Penniless Princesses • Charlotte M. Yonge


Words linked to "Mystery play" :   dramatic play, play, drama


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