Mephistopheles
noun
one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
Mephistophelean
-
a word derived from
Mephistopheles.
Example Sentences
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What kind of Svengali powers — what kind of Mephistophelean charisma — might this aging Modesto defense attorney possess?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2021
Often behind a parapet of drums, Mr. Baker’s Mephistophelean stage presence, combined with his remarkably tasteful drumming, elevated the rock drummer from faceless metronome to percussive demigod.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2019
This was the heyday of the Mephistophelean eight-time prime minister Giulio Andreotti, the surge of Enrico Berlinguer’s communists, mafia wars in Palermo and Naples, and exotic soccer scandals.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2017
Before he leaves, his Mephistophelean mentor counsels, “Business is not a sport for gentlemen; it’s not for good people.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2011
Julian, in describing Marr to Valentine, had pronounced him Satanic, and this dead face was, in truth, somewhat Mephistophelean.
From Flames by Robert Smythe Hichens
