Mephistopheles
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌmɛ.fɪ.ˈstɒ.fɪ.liːz/
Proper noun
  1. The Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend.
Synonyms
  • Mephisto
Translations
  • French: Méphistophélès
  • German: Mephistopheles
  • Portuguese: Mefistófeles
  • Russian: Мефисто́фель
  • Spanish: Mefistófeles
Noun

Mephistopheles

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



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