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Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles

English

Proper noun

Mephistopheles

The Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend.

Synonyms

Mephisto

Derived terms

Mephistophelean

Translations

Devil to whom Faust sold his soul

Arabic: مِفِسْتُوفِيلِيس m ‎(mifistufilis)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 梅菲斯托費勒斯, 梅菲斯托费勒斯 ‎(Méifēisītuōfèilèsī)
Esperanto: Mefistofelo
Finnish: Mefisto, Mefistofeles
French: Méphistophélès (fr) m
German: Mephistopheles m

Greek: Μεφιστοφελής m ‎(Mefistofelís)
Japanese: メフィストフェレス ‎(Mefisutoferesu)
Polish: Mefistofeles m
Portuguese: Mefistófeles m
Russian: Мефисто́фель (ru) m ‎(Mefistófelʹ)
Spanish: Mefistófeles m

Noun

Mephistopheles

A fiendish person, especially one who tricks someone into following a destructive or disastrous course of action; a tempter.

↑ [Eugen Kölbing].