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morality play

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morality play
n.
1. A drama in the 15th and 16th centuries using allegorical characters to portray the soul's struggle to achieve salvation.
2. Something viewed as exhibiting a struggle between good and evil and offering a moral lesson.
morality play
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) a type of drama written between the 14th and 16th centuries concerned with the conflict between personified virtues and vices
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Noun1.morality play - an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
drama, dramatic play, play - a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
Translations
morality play
n → Moralität f
morality play n (Theatre) → moralità f inv
morality play n (Theatre) → moralità f inv


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