What does mystery play mean?

mystery play means "a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ".

Is mystery play a common word?

mystery 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.

Mystery play — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

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a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ
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What does mystery play mean?: mystery play means "a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ".
Is mystery play a common word?: mystery 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mystery play come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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