MIME

 The word mime derives from an artist named Pantomimus from Ancient Greece. Miming is an art where the person conveys words, a message, a thought through the use of exaggerated body movements and gestures all without the use of words. It consists of an excessive use of facial expressions and hand movements. Mime has been around for centuries.  One instance in the Bible of mime is when Zechariah after his vision in the temple: “He kept making signs to them and remained mute”.

(Luke 1:22 ESV)