miracle play

noun

A kind of mystery play that re-enacted miraculous interventions by the saints into the lives of ordinary people.

Meanings

nounmiracle play (plural miracle plays)

plural miracle plays

  1. A kind of mystery play that re-enacted miraculous interventions by the saints into the lives of ordinary people.

Translations

Dutch mirakelspel
  • mirakelspelmiracle play
Estonian miraakel
  • miraakelmiracle play
Finnish miraakkelinäytelmä
  • miraakkelinäytelmämiracle play
German Mirakelspiel
  • Mirakelspielmiracle play
Japanese 奇跡劇
  • 奇跡劇 (kisekigeki)miracle play
Polish mirakl
  • miraklmiracle play
Russian мисте́рия
  • мисте́рия (mistérija)miracle play
Swedish mirakelspel
  • mirakelspelmiracle play
Cite this entry
APA

miracle play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miracle%20play

MLA

“miracle play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miracle%20play. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miracle play,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miracle%20play.

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