FAUST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge

Synonyms:

Faust; Faustus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Derivation:

Faustian (pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values)

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