mystery play

noun
🔊/ˈmɪstri pleɪ/
🔊/ˈmɪstəri pleɪ/
(also miracle play)
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  1. a type of play that was popular in the 13th and 14th centuries and was based on events in the Bible or the lives of the Christian saints奥迹剧,神秘剧(11 到 14 世纪间流行的一种宗教剧,以《圣经》故事或基督教圣徒的生活为素材)
    CultureIn Britain miracle and mystery plays were usually performed by guilds (= associations of workers in Britain in the Middle Ages) in the streets of towns. Mystery plays are still performed today in some towns.
    Topics Film and theatrec2