mystery play
noun
a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
Compare
miracle play,
morality play.
Origin of mystery play
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example sentences from the Web for mystery play
Strindberg gives himself this name, probably in allusion to his mystery-play, To Damascus .
Zones of the Spirit |August StrindbergThe artists who used these dotted backgrounds evidently viewed the Horae rather from the mystery-play standpoint.
Early Illustrated Books |Alfred W. PollardThe Sacra Rappresentazione is in substance nothing more than the development of the medieval Mistero (“mystery-play”).
British Dictionary definitions for mystery play
mystery play
noun
(in the Middle Ages) a type of drama based on the life of Christ
Compare miracle play