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What (who) is Mephistophelian - definition
DEMON
Mephesto; Mephistophales; Mephistophilis; Mephistopholes; Metistopheles; Metistopholes; Mephistopholis; Mephistophilus; Mephistophiles; Mephistophelian; Mephistophelean
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.
Mephistophelian
·adj Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish; crafty.
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 Mephistophelian
1. Like the volatile, mephistophelian Spofforth, Warne wears his heart on his sleeve and his cricket on his face.
2. And that is just in the airport, even before take off and the distant prospect of Sigmet (the nasty abbreviation for ‘significant meteorological activity‘). Elias Canetti reflected: ‘How quickly has flight, this age–old and precious dream, lost every charm, lost every meaning, lost its soul?‘ But the travelling public has made a Mephistophelian bargain with the low–cost airlines.
3. EW Grade: B ‘Thank You for Smoking‘ Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum Aaron Eckhart is a handsome devil who, since "In the Company of Men," has made a tidy movie career for himself selling the Mephistophelian face of good looks: By virtue of square jaw and cold charm alone, he was born to play Nick Naylor, the infernally resourceful tobacco–industry lobbyist who peddles death for a living in "Thank You for Smoking." And the way he promotes amorality as an attractive employment choice marks a new high in the actor‘s career playing ethically challenged men.