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Mephi·stoph·eles (mef′ə stäf′ə lēz′)
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
Etymology: Ger, earlier Miphostophiles < ? Heb mēphtz, destroyer + tōphḗl, liar
Also Mephisto Me·phis′to (mə fis′tō)
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