Meaning Of The Word Mephistopheles

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Mephistopheles in American English
a devil in medieval legend and later literary and operatic works, to whom Faust, or Faustus, sells his soul for knowledge and power
noun: one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust

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

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