morality play

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: morality plays

Antonyms: morality plays

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

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]]

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.