| NOUN | person | Faust, Faustus | an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge |
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| Sounds | faw'st | |
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| Rhymes | joust ... Proust: 4 rhymes with awst... | |
| Meaning | An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge. | |
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| Synonym | Faustus | |
| Instance of | fictional character, fictitious character, character | An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
| Spanish | Fausto | |
| Catalan | Faust | |
| Adjectives | Faustian | pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably / insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values |
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