mystery play
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A medieval dramatic performance depicting events from Christian scriptures, especially events from the life of Jesus Christ.
Example Sentences
- "His [Osiris'] sufferings, his death and his resurrection were enacted year by year in a great mystery-play at Abydos."
- "We also entered into the mystery plays of Demeter and Persephone, of Psyche and Eros, of Isis and Osiris[.]"