Who is Faust? (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
Synonyms:
Faust; Faustus
Classified under:
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)