morality play
noun
1.
an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
Compare
miracle play
,
mystery play
.
Origin
1925-30
British Dictionary definitions for
morality play
morality play
noun
1.
a type of drama written between the 14th and 16th centuries concerned with the conflict between personified virtues and vices