English Dictionary

passion play

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

キリストの受難を描いた演劇 / その他の神々や聖人の苦悩、死、復活、または殉教を描いた宗教劇

Every spring the small town stages a passion play that draws visitors from neighboring counties.

毎年春になると、その小さな町では受難劇が上演され、近隣の郡から訪れる人々を引きつけます。

意味（1）

A play depicting the Passion of Christ.

意味（2）

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.

The mysteries of Osiris were celebrated as a passion play, the subject being the sufferings, passion, death and resurrection of Osiris.

意味（3）

An overly dramatic depiction or enaction of something, especially when not usually dramatic.

passion plays （ plural ）