Faust

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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

Derived terms

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German (deprecated template usage) fūst, from West Germanic *funsti-. Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) fȳst.

Noun

Faust f (genitive Faust, plural Fäuste)

  1. a fist
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