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Faust
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Faust  (foust) also Faus·tus (fousts, fô-)
n.
A magician and alchemist in German legend who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for power and knowledge.

[German, after Johann Faust (1480?-1540?), German magician and alchemist.]

Fausti·an (foust-n) adj.

Faust [faʊst], Faustus [ˈfaʊstəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) German legend a magician and alchemist who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power
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Noun1.Faust - an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledgeFaust - an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
Translations
Faust [faʊst] NFausto


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