miracle play

American  

noun

1. 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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miracle play British  

noun

1. a medieval play based on a biblical story or the life of a saint Compare mystery play

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Etymology

Origin of miracle play

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The Ravens shouldn’t have needed a miracle kick to beat the Lions, who fell to 0-3, and it took a miracle play just to set it up.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021

Then came the miracle play, the one NFL watchers will remember for years.

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2018

There was fake punt / broken nose, an insane one-handed catch, a miracle comeback highlighted by a miracle play and then, of course, the missed chip shot heard round the world.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 5, 2018

Only a miracle play by Baez kept him from blowing the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017

There is a palpable resemblance between the subject just quitted and that most characteristic product of the Middle Ages—the miracle play.

From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)