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Mephistophelian

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Adjective

1. devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

Example Sentences:
'devilish schemes'
'the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen'
'the diabolical expression on his face'
'a mephistophelian glint in his eye'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Mephistophelian

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

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Mephistophelian

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noun
1. 
a devil in medieval legend and later literary and operatic works, to whom Faust, or Faustus, sells his soul for knowledge and power
2. 
a crafty, powerful, sardonic person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Mephistophelian

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n.
The devil in the Faust legend to whom Faust sold his soul.

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