noun
A medieval European dramatic genre in which personified virtues and vices teach a moral lesson. In Japanese, it refers specifically to this Western theatrical form.
中世ヨーロッパの道徳劇では、美徳と悪徳が擬人化されて登場する。
In medieval European morality plays, virtues and vices appear personified.
Compound of 道徳 (dōtoku, 'morality') and 劇 (geki, 'play, drama').