morality play

noun

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

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Meanings

nounmorality play (plural morality plays)

plural morality plays

  1. 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

Synonyms & antonyms

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fable
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APA

morality play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morality%20play

MLA

“morality play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morality%20play. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morality play,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morality%20play.

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