Definition of Miracle play. Meaning of Miracle play. Synonyms of Miracle play

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Definition of Miracle play

Miracle play
Miracle Mir"a*cle, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror.] 1. A wonder or wonderful thing. That miracle and queen of genus. --Shak. 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. They considered not the miracle of the loaves. --Mark vi. 52. 3. A miracle play. 4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.] When said was all this miracle. --Chaucer. 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.

Meaning of Miracle play from wikipedia

- Mystery plays and miracle plays (they are distinguished as two different forms although the terms are often used interchangeably) are among the earliest...
- The Miracle Worker is a three-act play by William Gibson adapted from his 1957 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name. It was based on Helen Keller's 1903...
- The Minneapolis Miracle (also known as the Minnesota Miracle) refers to the final play of a NFC divisional playoff game pla**** between the Minnesota Vikings...
- The Miracle (German: Das Mirakel) is a 1911 wordless play written by Karl Vollmöller, from which three movie versions were adapted. The play launched the...
- 2006 play A Miracle, a 2009 play by Molly Davies Das Mirakel, or The Miracle, a 1912 German silent film, based on the Vollmöller play The Miracle (1912...
- The Miracle in Miami, also known as the Miami Miracle, was an American football play that took place at the end of a National Football League regular season...
- also referred to as the Madhouse in Maryland and the Miracle in Maryland, was an American football play that took place at the end of a National Football...
- Shakespeare would likely have seen this type of play (along with, perhaps, mystery plays and miracle plays). The other strand of dramatic tradition was classical...
- Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox...
- A miracle is a claimed event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific laws and accordingly gets attributed to some supernatural or praeternatural...