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Mephistopheles

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Meph·i·stoph·e·les  (mf-stf-lz) also Me·phis·to (m-fst)
n.
The devil in the Faust legend to whom Faust sold his soul.
Me·phisto·phele·an, Me·phisto·pheli·an (m-fst-fl-n, -flyn, mf-st-) adj.
Mephistopheles [ˌmɛfɪˈstɒfɪˌliːz], Mephisto [məˈfɪstəʊ]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a devil in medieval mythology and the one to whom Faust sold his soul in the Faust legend
Mephistophelean , Mephistophelian [ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiːlɪən] adj
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Noun1.MephistophelesMephistopheles - evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
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Mephistopheles [ˌmefɪsˈtɒfɪliːz] N → Mefistófeles


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A carriage at the gate, and Mortimer's man arrives, looking rather like a spurious Mephistopheles and an unacknowledged member of that gentleman's family.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
he laughed, as mockingly, as heartlessly as Mephistopheles, and so laughing, vanished.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
As the young fry of clerks looked at this man playing bowls in the gardens of the ministry with the minister's children, they cracked their brains to guess the secret of his influence and the nature of his services; while, on the other hand, the aristocrats in all the various ministries looked upon him as a dangerous Mephistopheles, courted him, and gave him back with usury the flatteries he bestowed in the higher sphere.
Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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