passion playn.

Brit.

/ˈpaʃn ˌpleɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpæʃ(ə)n ˌpleɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: passion n., play n.

Etymology: < passion n. + play n., after German Passionsspiel (also in early modern German; compare Middle High German passiōn a passion play).

1. A mystery play representing the events of Christ's Passion; esp. that performed by the residents of Oberammergau, Germany, approximately once a decade since 1634. Also in extended use, with reference to non-Christian religious dramas.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > mystery or miracle play > type of

guaryc1450

comedy1530

passion1823

passion play1850

1850 Internat. Jrnl. Lit., Art & Sci. 1 July 31/2 This year, the foreign journals state, is the year of the passion play of the Ammergau in Bavaria.

1870 in J. Brown Lett. (1912) 378 I was very much touched by the Passion-play, and wrote some very bad verses at Ammergau.

1925 C. Sandburg Abraham Lincoln (1926) I. 439 It was the story of Judea located south of the Ohio River, with a whipping-post for a Cross.., and a cotton plantation for the scene of a Passion Play.

1965 B. Sweet-Escott Baker St. Irregular iii. 90 It turned out to be..the ritual passion play on the 10th of the month of Muharram which commemorates the death of Hassan.

2000 Tuam (County Galway) Herald & Western Advertiser 8 July 9/3 The Black Death has never been forgotten, and in Bavaria the physical evidence ranges from the memorials in fields and at roadsides.., and most famous of all, the Passion Play at Oberammergau.

2. An occasion or instance of drama or excitement; (Sport) a match, series, etc., which is particularly exciting or passionately played.

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the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > [noun] > likened to a play

interlude1487

dramaa1714

by-play1812

passion play1980

1980 Washington Post 28 May d1/1 It is here that Philippe Chatrier..entertains VIP guests in high style, with champagne and caviar as they watch frequently gripping tennis passion plays on the red clay below.

1991 Atlantic Sept. 35/1 The passion play of court-ordered desegregation remains in the memory of veteran teachers in the Oklahoma City schools, but little of it is visible in the schools themselves.

2003 Times (Nexis) 22 May 52 It was a sad end to a Celtic passion play that had lasted for 48 hours of delirious joy as their supporters celebrated the delight of a place in a European final.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passion play
释义	passion playn. Brit. /ˈpaʃn ˌpleɪ/, U.S. /ˈpæʃ(ə)n ˌpleɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: passion n., play n. Etymology: < passion n. + play n., after German Passionsspiel (also in early modern German; compare Middle High German passiōn a passion play). 1. A mystery play representing the events of Christ's Passion; esp. that performed by the residents of Oberammergau, Germany, approximately once a decade since 1634. Also in extended use, with reference to non-Christian religious dramas. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > mystery or miracle play > type of guaryc1450 comedy1530 passion1823 passion play1850 1850 Internat. Jrnl. Lit., Art & Sci. 1 July 31/2 This year, the foreign journals state, is the year of the passion play of the Ammergau in Bavaria. 1870 in J. Brown Lett. (1912) 378 I was very much touched by the Passion-play, and wrote some very bad verses at Ammergau. 1925 C. Sandburg Abraham Lincoln (1926) I. 439 It was the story of Judea located south of the Ohio River, with a whipping-post for a Cross.., and a cotton plantation for the scene of a Passion Play. 1965 B. Sweet-Escott Baker St. Irregular iii. 90 It turned out to be..the ritual passion play on the 10th of the month of Muharram which commemorates the death of Hassan. 2000 Tuam (County Galway) Herald & Western Advertiser 8 July 9/3 The Black Death has never been forgotten, and in Bavaria the physical evidence ranges from the memorials in fields and at roadsides.., and most famous of all, the Passion Play at Oberammergau. 2. An occasion or instance of drama or excitement; (Sport) a match, series, etc., which is particularly exciting or passionately played. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > [noun] > likened to a play interlude1487 dramaa1714 by-play1812 passion play1980 1980 Washington Post 28 May d1/1 It is here that Philippe Chatrier..entertains VIP guests in high style, with champagne and caviar as they watch frequently gripping tennis passion plays on the red clay below. 1991 Atlantic Sept. 35/1 The passion play of court-ordered desegregation remains in the memory of veteran teachers in the Oklahoma City schools, but little of it is visible in the schools themselves. 2003 Times (Nexis) 22 May 52 It was a sad end to a Celtic passion play that had lasted for 48 hours of delirious joy as their supporters celebrated the delight of a place in a European final. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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