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What (who) is Mephistophelean - definition
DEMON
Mephesto; Mephistophales; Mephistophilis; Mephistopholes; Metistopheles; Metistopholes; Mephistopholis; Mephistophilus; Mephistophiles; Mephistophelian; Mephistophelean
Mephistophelian
·adj Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish; crafty.
Mephistophelian
[?m?f?st?'fi:l??n, m??f?st?-, ?m?f?st?f?'li:?n]
(also Mephistophelean)
¦ adjective wicked; fiendish.
Origin
C19: from Mephistopheles, an evil spirit to whom Faust, in the German legend, sold his soul.
Wikipedia
Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles (, German pronunciation: [mefɪˈstoːfɛlɛs]), also known as Mephisto, is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend, and has since become a stock character appearing in other works of arts and popular culture.
Examples of use of Mephistophelean
1. The ‘Easter Hymn‘ would probably not impress us as it does but for the contrast which it receives, first in its opposition to the Mephistophelean idea, and later, from the roistering revelry in the Leipsic beer–cellar.
2. "When it gets tough, and when it gets difficult, they fall back on that party‘s old pattern of cutting and running," Karl Rove, President Bush‘s Mephistophelean and mephitic adviser, said recently, setting the tone for other Republicans.
3. Article continues The performances from Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are superb, perhaps the very best of their careers, and there is first–rate support, particularly from Bill Nighy as the Mephistophelean senior British diplomat.
4. One acquaintance recently wrote of him: ‘Call him Machiavellian, or call him Mephistophelean: the infinitely wily Goff long ago, and with the evident support of the Booker management committee, decided that virtually no publicity was bad publicity.‘ Tomorrow night‘s Man Booker Prize ceremony at London‘s Guildhall, which sees Julian Barnes, Kazuo Ishiguro and Zadie Smith among the favourites, will be Martyn Goff‘s last after 35 years as administrator of Britain‘s most prestigious literary award.