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der Geist der stets verneint

foreign term der Geist der stets ver·neint \dər-ˈgīst-dər-ˌshtāts-fer-ˈnīnt\

Definition of DER GEIST DER STETS VERNEINT

:  the spirit that ever denies —applied originally to Mephistopheles
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Origin of DER GEIST DER STETS VERNEINT

German

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