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• hickscorner — libertine scoffer at religion and the religious, c.1530, from the name of the character in a work of that name printed c.1512 by Wynkyn de Worde; from HICK (Cf. Hick), the common masc. nickname, + scorner (see SCORN (Cf. scorn)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Morality play — For the book by Barry Unsworth, see Morality Play (novel). A cover of a sixteenth century doodle Plays, Mundas et Infans The morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment. In their own time, these plays were known… …   Wikipedia

• Poculi Ludique Societas — PLS, or Poculi Ludique Societas, the Medieval Renaissance Players of Toronto, sponsors productions of early plays, from the beginnings of medieval drama (see mystery plays) to as late as the middle of the seventeenth century. The group had its… …   Wikipedia

• thou — 2nd nominative singular personal pronoun, O.E. þu, from P.Gmc. *thu (Cf. O.Fris. thu, M.Du., M.L.G. du, O.H.G., Ger. du, O.N. þu, Goth. þu), from PIE *tu , second person singular pronoun (Cf. L. tu, Ir. tu, Welsh ti, Gk. su, Lith …   Etymology dictionary