morality play

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   an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices

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Questions about morality play

What does morality play mean?

morality play means "an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices".

Is morality play a common word?

morality 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.