Faust

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

After Johann Georg Faust, German magician and alchemist

Proper noun [edit]

Faust

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

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

Faust f (genitive Faust, plural Fäuste)

  1. a fist
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