miracle play

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noun

a medieval dramatic form dealing with religious subjects such as Biblical stories or saints' lives, usually presented in a series or cycle by the craft guilds.

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Compare morality play, mystery play.

Origin of miracle play

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby miracle play

miracle, miracle drug, miracle fruit, miracle man, miracle mile, miracle play, miraculous, miraculous fruit, miraculously, mirador, Miraflores

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How to use miracle play in a sentence

At Shrewsbury there appears never to have been an elaborate miracle play presented by the crafts.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
The chief features in the whole were purifications, dancing, sacrifice and the representation of the miracle play.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
The accidental burning of Santo Spirito during the performance of a miracle play was regarded as a certain sign of divine wrath.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
A miracle-play without a full display of the diabolic element in it would have stood a fair chance of being pelted from the stage.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White

But the most noteworthy of them, as a fresh strand in the rope we are here weaving, is the Miracle-play of Théophile.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for miracle play

miracle play

noun

a medieval play based on a biblical story or the life of a saintCompare mystery play

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