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MEPHISTOPHELES
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• MEPHISTOPHELES (noun)
The noun MEPHISTOPHELES has 1 sense:
1. evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
Familiarity information: MEPHISTOPHELES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
evil spirit (a spirit tending to cause harm)
Derivation:
mephistophelean; mephistophelian (showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil)
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