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Passion play

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Passion play
n.
A dramatic performance, of medieval origin, that represents the events associated with the Passion of Jesus.
Passion play
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) a play depicting the Passion of Christ
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Noun1.Passion playPassion play - a play representing the Passion of Christ
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"
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Passion Play n → rappresentazione f della Passione di Cristo
Passion Play n → rappresentazione f della Passione di Cristo


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He had shot big game in Siam, pearled in the Paumotus, visited Tolstoy, seen the Passion Play, and crossed the Andes on mule-back; while he was a living directory of the fever holes of West Africa.
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On the Continent of Europe, indeed, they still survive, after a fashion, in a single somewhat modernized form, the celebrated Passion Play of Oberammergau.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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