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der Geist der stets verneint


der Geist der stets ver·neint

foreign term
\dər-ˈgīst-dər-ˌshtāts-fer-ˈnīnt\

Definition of DER GEIST DER STETS VERNEINT

: the spirit that ever denies —applied originally to Mephistopheles

Origin of DER GEIST DER STETS VERNEINT

German

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