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Definition of Faust
1. Noun. An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge.
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character
Derivative terms: Faustian
Definition of Faust
1. Proper noun. a magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faust
Literary usage of Faust
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology by Ill.) University of Illinois (Urbana (1921)
"ANOTHER "faust" Another "faust"—just what does that fact signify? Is it piety
toward Goethe that keeps the old story green in the German mind? ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1840)
"POETICAL TRANSLATIONS OF faust. THE first translation on our list exhibits Goethe in
... But the original " faust" is written in rhyme, and in our opinion, ..."
3. The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1921)
"It was given at Monte Carlo as an opera February 18,1893, with Jean de Reszke as
faust. Revived there in 1902, with Melba, de Reszke and Renaud. ..."
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