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PRONUNCIATION OF MYSTERY PLAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYSTERY PLAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mystery play is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MYSTERY PLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mystery play

Mystery plays and miracle plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery plays focused on the representation of Bible stories in churches as tableaux with accompanying antiphonal song. They developed from the 10th to the 16th century, reaching the height of their popularity in the 15th century before being rendered obsolete by the rise of professional theatre. The name derives from mystery used in its sense of miracle, but an occasionally quoted derivation is from ministerium, meaning craft, and so the 'mysteries' or plays performed by the craft guilds.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYSTERY PLAY

mystagogically
mystagogue
mystagogus
mystagogy
mysteries
mysterious
mysteriously
mysteriousness
mystery
mystery bag
mystery shopper
mystery story
mystery tour
mystic
mystical
mystically
mysticalness
mysticete
mysticism
mysticly

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYSTERY PLAY

call into play
child´s play
display
double play
fair play
foul play
long play
match play
nativity play
net play
one-act play
Passion play
plug and play
power play
radio play
squeeze play
stage play
state of play
stroke play
three-act play
triple play

Synonyms and antonyms of mystery play in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mystery play» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYSTERY PLAY

Find out the translation of mystery play to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mystery play from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mystery play» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神秘剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obra de misterio
570 millions of speakers

English

mystery play
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रहस्य नाटक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسرحية سر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мистерия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peça de mistério
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রহস্য খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeu mystère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermain misteri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mysterienspiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミステリー劇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수수께끼 놀이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muter misterius
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bí ẩn chơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மர்ம நாடகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गूढ नाटक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gizem oyunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mystery play
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

misterium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

містерія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

joc mister
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

play μυστήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mystery Speel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mysteriespel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mysteriespill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mystery play

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYSTERY PLAY»

The term «mystery play» is normally little used and occupies the 111.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYSTERY PLAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mystery play

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYSTERY PLAY»

Discover the use of mystery play in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mystery play and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shakespeare's Mystery Play: The Opening of the Globe Theatre ...
Through considerable detective work, this work sets out to show that Julius Caeser was the first play performed at the new Globe Theatre on 12 June 1599.
‎1999
2
Mystery Play: A Farce
A suspenseful comedy suggested by a boy's story by Louisa May Alcott, this charming and lively play will be of particular interest to younger groups.
Jean Claude Van Itallie, 1973
3
Black Coffee: A Mystery Play in Three Acts
The story concerns a physicist named Sir Claude Amory who has come up with a formula for an atom bomb (Black Coffee was written in 1934 ).
Agatha Christie, 1961
4
Shakespeare's Mystery Play: A Study of the Tempest
The author claims that "The Tempest" belongs to the same class of religious drama as the mediaeval Mysteries, Miracles, and Moralities; that it is an allegorical account of those psychological experiences which constitute what mystics call ...
Colin Still, 2003
5
The Middle English Mystery Play: A Study in Dramatic Speech ...
A major study of the mystery plays of medieval England, focusing on the function of their speech and dramatic form.
Hans-Jurgen Diller, Hans-Jürgen Diller, 2005
6
The Mystery Play in Madame Bovary: Moeurs de Province
When the novel itself was brought to trial for attacking religion, Flaubert's prosecutor and defense lawyer overlooked this condemnation of scripture.
Peter Séraphin Rogers, 2009
7
And Then There Were None: A Mystery Play in Three Acts
Previously published as: Ten little Indians.
Agatha Christie, 1974
8
Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools, and Techniques
Mystery Play Production Mystery plays served to inspire wonderment and awe in the viewers. Their very existence was to serve religious purposes. We should recognize, too, that these plays were the sole entertainment available for most ...
Susan Crabtree, Peter Beudert, 2005
9
The Tempest As Mystery Play: Uncovering Religious Sources of ...
Thus Hall is able to trace the links between The Tempest and the best known religious works of Elizabethan society: the Bible, the Mystery Plays, and the 1559 Book of Common Prayer.
Grace R. W. Hall, 2014
10
Judith and Holofernes: a late-fifteenth-century French ...
Although undoubtedly a mystery play, Judith could also be called a comic melodrama. In fast-moving scenes, the story relates how an inexper"
Graham A. Runnalls, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYSTERY PLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mystery play is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Theater Review: 'The Amish Project'
Dickey's mystery play unfolds on Don Laurel Johnson's minimalistic set — just a wooden partition, two blackboards and six chairs. Tanner ... «YourObserver.com, Jul 15»
2
Dante Hall Theater and Atlantic City Theater Present 'The Mousetrap'
The murder mystery play, “The Mousetrap,” opened in The West End of London in 1952 and has been continuously running ever since, with its 25,000th ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
3
Over-50s all at sea after murder play at Burton's Pirelli Stadium
THE Phoenix Theatre Group presented its latest murder mystery play and did so to great applause. 'Who Killed the Ship's Captain?' impressed ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
4
Williamston Theatre Stages THE ART OF MURDER, Now thru 8/23
Tickets for this 2000 Edgar Award Winner for Best Mystery Play are now on sale. The Art of Murder begins with five Preview performances ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
What's new at Frisco Discovery Center
An adaptation of the popular mystery play performed by The Frisco Community Theatre from July 17th through Aug. 1st. Fridays & Saturdays at ... «Star Local Media, Jul 15»
6
Cockpit in Court to Stage AN EVENING OF MURDER, 7/18-8/2
Art of Murder (By: Joe DiPietro) 2000 Edgar Award Winner for Best Mystery Play. In a remote estate, Jack Brooks, an accomplished and ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
7
Top five Oakland Raiders plays with names
Debate raged over the mystery play for decades over the hit placed by Tatum on Fuqua, the force of which propelled Bradshaw's pass into ... «NFL.com, Jul 15»
8
Murder-mystery play is a thriller
Murder Weapon, from the pen of Brian Clements, focuses on a man on trial for the killing of Paul Tulliver, ten years after he was locked up for ... «Derbyshire Times, Jul 15»
9
Jewish ancestry in the San Luis Valley
... the New Mexican territory) referencing ancient Jewish teachings and the other containing a mystery play providing hope to those leaving the ... «La Voz Nueva, Jul 15»
10
York's Mystery Plays to form focus of conference
"Over the past 20 years, Yorks' Guilds and Companies, through their charity York Festival Trust, have created a Mystery Play tradition for the ... «The Press, York, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mystery play [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mystery-play>. May 2024 ».
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