Mephistopheles
English
Etymology
Schröer suggests a combination of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מֵפִיץ mêp̄îṣ ("destroyer") and ט֫פֶל tōp̄el ("liar") from ט֫פֶל שֶׁ֫קֶר tōp̄el šeqer ("falsehood plasterer"), see שֶׁקֶר; compare Job xiii:4).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mephistopheles
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Devil to whom Faust sold his soul
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Noun
Mephistopheles
- A fiendish person, especially one who tricks someone into following a destructive or disastrous course of action; a tempter.
References
- ^ [Eugen Kölbing].