n. 1 an evil spirit to whom Faust, in the German legend, sold his soul. 2 a fiendish person. Mephistophelean adj. Mephistophelian adj.
[ G (16th c.), of unkn. orig. ]
n. 1 an evil spirit to whom Faust, in the German legend, sold his soul. 2 a fiendish person. Mephistophelean adj. Mephistophelian adj.
[ G (16th c.), of unkn. orig. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012