Faust

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper Noun 1.3 Related Terms 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

English

Etymology

After Johann Faust, German magician and alchemist

Proper Noun

Faust

1. a magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge

Related Terms

• faustian

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German

Etymology

From Old High German fūst, from West Germanic *funsti-. Cognate with Old English fȳst.

Noun

Faust f

1. a fistfr:Faust

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