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单词 morality play
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morality play


noun

an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
Compare miracle play, mystery play.

Origin of morality play

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby morality play

morale, moral hazard, moralism, moralist, morality, morality play, moralize, morally, Moral Majority, moral philosophy, Moral Re-Armament
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British Dictionary definitions for morality play

morality play

noun

a type of drama written between the 14th and 16th centuries concerned with the conflict between personified virtues and vices
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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