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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.Mephistopheles - evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soulMephistopheles - evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
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Mephistopheles [ˌmefɪsˈtɒfɪliːz] N → Mefistófeles
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CAPTION(S): Michael Goodliffe as Mephistopholis and Paul Daneman as Faustus in a production of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe in Edinburgh 1961
BOOKS: Three cheers for history; Dramatis Personae by Philip Freund. ... by The Birmingham Post (England)
The first is one of the intense debates between Faustus and Mephistopholis with little or no physical action: B-Text (1616), 2.
Marlowe's texts and oral transmission: towards the Zielform by Pettitt, Thomas / Comparative Drama
 
 
 
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