morality play
morality play · morality plays
A type of allegorical drama towards the end of the Middle Ages that demonstrates a…A type of allegorical drama towards the end of the Middle Ages that demonstrates a moral theme such as a character's inner struggle to attain moral enlightenment or salvation
Meaning
1 sensesA type of allegorical drama towards the end of the Middle Ages that demonstrates a moral theme such as a character's inner struggle to attain moral enlightenment or salvation
More definitions
- an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
Forms
plural: morality plays| Singular | morality play |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmorality tale