mystery play

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ˈmystery play noun [countable] APTRRa religious play from the Middle Ages, based on a story from the Bible 〔中世纪依据《圣经》故事编写的〕神秘剧，神迹剧，圣史剧Origin mystery play (1800-1900) French mystère, from Latin mysterium; → MYSTERY

ˈmystery play nounChineseSyllable

mystery play
ˈmystery play

noun [countable]

Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: mystère, from Latin mysterium; ⇨ mystery

a religious play from the Middle Ages, based on a story from the Bible

mystery play

BrE

/ˈmɪstri pleɪ/

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NAmE

/ˈmɪstəri pleɪ/

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also ˈmiracle play

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noun

a type of play that was popular between the 11th 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）