mystery play

English

Noun

mystery play (plural mystery plays)

1. (performing arts) A medieval dramatic performance depicting events from Christian scriptures, especially events from the life of Jesus Christ.

Translations

medieval dramatic performance

• Finnish: mysteerinäytelmä (fi)
• French: mystère (fr) m
• German: Mysterienspiel (de) n
• Hungarian: misztériumjáték (hu)
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• Latin: mysterium n
• Russian: мисте́рия (ru) m (mistérija)
• Swedish: mysteriespel (sv) n

See also

• nativity play
• passion play

References

• “mystery play”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.