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Mephi·stoph·eles (mef′ə stäf′ə lēz′)

noun

  1. a devil in medieval legend and later literary and operatic works, to whom Faust, or Faustus, sells his soul for knowledge and power
  2. a crafty, powerful, sardonic person

Etymology: Ger, earlier Miphostophiles < ? Heb mēphtz, destroyer + tōphḗl, liar

Also Mephisto Me·phis′to (mə fis′tō)

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