MEPHISTOPHELES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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