liturgical drama

American  

noun

1. medieval drama, based on incidents in the Bible and performed in churches on holy days, usually in Latin and often chanted.

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Example Sentences

Still, in its overall musical character, “Curlew River” is like a modern-day medieval liturgical drama.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2014

The liturgical drama originated, as has been shown, in the celebration of certain offices and f�tes, for which the music assumed a style of delivery clothed in unwonted pomp.

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)

The English stage had made use of songs, in fact, ever since the liturgical drama of the Middle Ages.

From A Study of Poetry by Perry, Bliss

This simple procession in time developed into a much more pretentious liturgical drama 15 called "The Prophets of Christ."

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)

It is also quite unintelligible that any Churchman who considers seriously the meaning of the Eucharist should be content to depart before the liturgical drama has reached its climax.

From Religious Reality by Rawlinson, A. E. J. (Alfred Edward John)