Found 2 items, similar to Miracle play.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: miracle play miracle play n : a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr
English → English (gcide) Definition: Miracle play Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wonder or wonderful thing. [1913 Webster] That miracle and queen of genus. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed. [1913 Webster] They considered not the miracle of the loaves. --Mark vi. 52. [1913 Webster] 3. A miracle play. [1913 Webster] 4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When said was all this miracle. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Miracle monger, an impostor who pretends to work miracles. Miracle play, one of the old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d Mystery, 2) on events related in the Bible. [1913 Webster]