Mephistophelesn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛfᵻˈstɒfᵻliːz/, U.S.

/ˌmɛfəˈstɑfəliz/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Mephastophilis, 1500s–1600s Mephastophilus, 1500s–1600s Mephestophilus, 1500s–1600s Mephistophilis, 1500s–1600s Mephostophiles, 1500s–1600s Mephostophilis, 1500s–1700s Mephostophilus, 1600s Mephistophiles, 1600s Mephistophilus, 1800s– Mephistopheles.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mephistopheles.

Etymology: < Mephistopheles, the name of the evil spirit to whom (in the German legend) Faust sold his soul. The origin of the name is uncertain and disputed. It appears first in German in the spelling Mephostophiles in the Faustbuch (1587); the spelling Mephistopheles (and likewise the shortened form Mephisto) are after Goethe's usage in Faust (the first part of which was published in 1808 and the second in 1832).

A fiendish person, esp. one who traps another into adopting a disastrous or destructive course of action; a tempter.

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Mephistopheles1609

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B1^v How pliant is this Mephastophilis?

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B1^v Enter Mephostophilis.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B4 Mephastophilus.]

1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd ii. sig. D4^v Thou art not lunatike, art thou? and thou bee'st auoide Mephostophiles .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 121 Pist. How now, Mephostophilus .

1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 8 There came running down the stayres..(the little Mephistophiles) his Boy demanding with whom I would speake.

a1625 J. Fletcher Wife for Moneth v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiiiii/1 A Mephestophilus, such as thou art.

1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. M4 You know How to resolue your selfe what my intents are, By the helpe of Mephostophiles [sc. Baptista].

1678 W. Winstanley Four for a Penny 6 Then his wandering Mephistophilus..whom we may call The Devil's Rent-gatherer, haunts them more diligently than a revengeful Ghost does a Murderer.

a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 407 With the help of the Treasurer and this same Mephostophilus, Appius form'd that famous Scheme.

1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 201 That Mephistopheles of diplomacy, Talleyrand.

1871 E. C. G. Murray Member for Paris II. 67 A sort of black-coated Mephistopheles.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 22 Aug. 2/1 It changes them mostly into Machiavels and Mephistopheleses.

1975 I. McEwan First Love, Last Rites (1976) 12 For these acquired tastes Raymond was my Mephistopheles..showing me the way to a Paradiso where he himself could not tread.

2012 D. Huckvale Visconti & German Dream vi. 155 Aschenbach,..a true Mephistopheles in Nazi uniform.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mephistopheles
释义	Mephistophelesn. Brit. /ˌmɛfᵻˈstɒfᵻliːz/, U.S. /ˌmɛfəˈstɑfəliz/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Mephastophilis, 1500s–1600s Mephastophilus, 1500s–1600s Mephestophilus, 1500s–1600s Mephistophilis, 1500s–1600s Mephostophiles, 1500s–1600s Mephostophilis, 1500s–1700s Mephostophilus, 1600s Mephistophiles, 1600s Mephistophilus, 1800s– Mephistopheles. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mephistopheles. Etymology: < Mephistopheles, the name of the evil spirit to whom (in the German legend) Faust sold his soul. The origin of the name is uncertain and disputed. It appears first in German in the spelling Mephostophiles in the Faustbuch (1587); the spelling Mephistopheles (and likewise the shortened form Mephisto) are after Goethe's usage in Faust (the first part of which was published in 1808 and the second in 1832). A fiendish person, esp. one who traps another into adopting a disastrous or destructive course of action; a tempter. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun] > specific names of > Mephistopheles Mephistopheles1609 a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B1^v How pliant is this Mephastophilis? a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B1^v Enter Mephostophilis. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B4 Mephastophilus.] 1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd ii. sig. D4^v Thou art not lunatike, art thou? and thou bee'st auoide Mephostophiles . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 121 Pist. How now, Mephostophilus . View more context for this quotation 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 8 There came running down the stayres..(the little Mephistophiles) his Boy demanding with whom I would speake. a1625 J. Fletcher Wife for Moneth v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiiiii/1 A Mephestophilus, such as thou art. 1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. M4 You know How to resolue your selfe what my intents are, By the helpe of Mephostophiles [sc. Baptista]. 1678 W. Winstanley Four for a Penny 6 Then his wandering Mephistophilus..whom we may call The Devil's Rent-gatherer, haunts them more diligently than a revengeful Ghost does a Murderer. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 407 With the help of the Treasurer and this same Mephostophilus, Appius form'd that famous Scheme. 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 201 That Mephistopheles of diplomacy, Talleyrand. 1871 E. C. G. Murray Member for Paris II. 67 A sort of black-coated Mephistopheles. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 22 Aug. 2/1 It changes them mostly into Machiavels and Mephistopheleses. 1975 I. McEwan First Love, Last Rites (1976) 12 For these acquired tastes Raymond was my Mephistopheles..showing me the way to a Paradiso where he himself could not tread. 2012 D. Huckvale Visconti & German Dream vi. 155 Aschenbach,..a true Mephistopheles in Nazi uniform. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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