Mephistopheles
noun
- a devil in medieval legend and later literary and operatic works, to whom Faust, or Faustus, sells his soul for knowledge and power
- a crafty, powerful, sardonic person
See Mephistopheles in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mĕfˌĭ-stŏfˈə-lēzˌ) also Me·phis·to (mə-fĭsˈtō)
noun The devil in the Faust legend to whom Faust sold his soul.
Related Forms:
- Me·phisˌto·pheˈle·an, Me·phisˌto·pheˈli·an (mə-fĭsˌtō-fēˈlē-ən, -fēlˈyən, mĕfˌĭ-stō-) adjective
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