Meaning of passion play | Babel Free
Definitions
- A play depicting the Passion of Christ.
- Any analogous religious story of the suffering, death, and resurrection of other gods or goddesses, or of the martyrdom of holy people, such as the Muslim tazia.
- An overly dramatic depiction or enaction of something, especially when not usually dramatic.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Passionsspiel
Suomi
kärsimysnäytelmä
Examples
“The mysteries of Osiris were celebrated as a passion play, the subject being the sufferings, passion, death and resurrection of Osiris.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.