miracle play

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   a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr

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Questions about miracle play

What does miracle play mean?

miracle play means "a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr".

Is miracle play a common word?

miracle play is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.