Mephistopheles

[ mef-uh-stof-uh-leez ]

/ ˌmɛf əˈstɒf əˌliz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR Mephistopheles ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.

Also Me·phis·to

[muh-fis-toh]. /məˈfɪs toʊ/.

OTHER WORDS FROM Mephistopheles

Meph·is·to·phe·li·an, Meph·is·to·phe·le·an

[‐stuh-fee-lee-uhn], /‐stəˈfi li ən/, adjective

Words nearby Mephistopheles

M.E.P.A., mepacrine, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Mephibosheth, Mephistopheles, mephitic, mephitis, Mephyton, mepivacaine hydrochloride, meprobamate

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Example sentences from the Web for Mephistopheles

But these kids make for wan enemies, after the Mephistopheles Berezovsky almost too small to pick on.
Putin Needs an Enemy After Berezovsky’s Death|Peter Pomerantsev|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mephistopheles is but the creature of our fancy, and exists but in the fears, the passions, the desires of mankind.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866|Various
The battle would continue until Mephistopheles retired to a safer place.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1900|Various
He slapped him on the shoulder as Mephistopheles might gleefully claim his own, crying, "Immense!"
Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson

At its close Mephistopheles warns him of the approach of Marguerite and conceals him behind a curtain.
The Standard Cantatas|George P. Upton
A happy line that he had learnt from Wills's "Mephistopheles" came into his mind as he crouched there.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles

Mephisto (məˈfɪstəʊ)

/ (ˌmɛfɪˈstɒfɪˌliːz) /

noun

a devil in medieval mythology and the one to whom Faust sold his soul in the Faust legend

Derived forms of Mephistopheles

Mephistophelean or Mephistophelian (ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiːlɪən), adjective

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Cultural definitions for Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles

[ (mef-i-stof-uh-leez) ]

In the drama Faust by Goethe, a devil who tempts Faust into selling his soul to the powers of darkness. Mephistopheles also appears, with his name spelled Mephistophilis, in the sixteenth-century English play Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe.

单词	mephistopheles
释义	Mephistopheles [ mef-uh-stof-uh-leez ] / ˌmɛf əˈstɒf əˌliz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Mephistopheles ON THESAURUS.COM noun Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust. Also Me·phis·to [muh-fis-toh]. /məˈfɪs toʊ/. OTHER WORDS FROM Mephistopheles Meph·is·to·phe·li·an, Meph·is·to·phe·le·an [‐stuh-fee-lee-uhn], /‐stəˈfi li ən/, adjective Words nearby Mephistopheles M.E.P.A., mepacrine, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Mephibosheth, Mephistopheles, mephitic, mephitis, Mephyton, mepivacaine hydrochloride, meprobamate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Mephistopheles But these kids make for wan enemies, after the Mephistopheles Berezovsky almost too small to pick on. Putin Needs an Enemy After Berezovsky’s Death\|Peter Pomerantsev\|March 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Mephistopheles is but the creature of our fancy, and exists but in the fears, the passions, the desires of mankind. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866\|Various The battle would continue until Mephistopheles retired to a safer place. Birds and all Nature, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1900\|Various He slapped him on the shoulder as Mephistopheles might gleefully claim his own, crying, "Immense!" Murder in Any Degree\|Owen Johnson At its close Mephistopheles warns him of the approach of Marguerite and conceals him behind a curtain. The Standard Cantatas\|George P. Upton A happy line that he had learnt from Wills's "Mephistopheles" came into his mind as he crouched there. Twelve Stories and a Dream\|H. G. Wells British Dictionary definitions for Mephistopheles Mephistopheles Mephisto (məˈfɪstəʊ) / (ˌmɛfɪˈstɒfɪˌliːz) / noun a devil in medieval mythology and the one to whom Faust sold his soul in the Faust legend Derived forms of Mephistopheles Mephistophelean or Mephistophelian (ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiːlɪən), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Mephistopheles Mephistopheles [ (mef-i-stof-uh-leez) ] In the drama Faust by Goethe, a devil who tempts Faust into selling his soul to the powers of darkness. Mephistopheles also appears, with his name spelled Mephistophilis, in the sixteenth-century English play Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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