Miracle play

miracle play
    n 1: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a
         saint or martyr
    

Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to
   wonder. See {Marvel}, and cf. {Mirror}.]
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   1. A wonder or wonderful thing.
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            That miracle and queen of genus.      --Shak.
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   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.
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            They considered not the miracle of the loaves.
                                                  --Mark vi. 52.
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   3. A miracle play.
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   4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.]
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            When said was all this miracle.       --Chaucer.
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   {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.
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92 Moby Thesaurus words for "miracle play":
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      television drama, television play, theater of cruelty,
      total theater, variety show, vaudeville, vaudeville show, vehicle,
      word-of-mouth success, work