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单词 passion play
释义

passion play

or Passion Play


noun

a dramatic representation of the passion of Christ, as that given every ten years at the Bavarian village of Oberammergau.

Origin of passion play

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby passion play

passionflower, passionfruit, Passionist, passionless, passion pit, passion play, Passion Sunday, Passiontide, Passion Week, passivate, passive
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Example sentences from the Web for passion play

  • It only requires a change of names to make Alcestis a Passion-play.

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  • The passion-music was the direct outgrowth of the passion-play.

    The Standard Oratorios|George P. Upton

British Dictionary definitions for passion play

Passion play

noun

a play depicting the Passion of Christ
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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