morality play

morality play

noun

Definition of MORALITY PLAY

1

: an allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters personify abstract qualities or concepts (as virtues, vices, or death)

2

: something (as a court trial) which involves a direct conflict between right and wrong or good and evil and from which a moral lesson may be drawn

First Known Use of MORALITY PLAY

1879

Rhymes with MORALITY PLAY

Alto Adige, arrière-pensée, Independence Day, lettre de cachet, Memorial Day