Faust

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/faʊst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(foust)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Faust  (foust),USA pronunciation n. 
    Jo•hann  (yō′hän),USA pronunciation c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
  1. Mythologythe chief character of a medieval legend, represented as selling his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
  2. Literature(italics) a tragedy by Goethe (Part 1, 1808;
    Part 2, 1832).
  3. Music and Dance(italics) an opera (1859) by Charles Gounod.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Faust / faʊst/, Faustus / ˈfaʊstəs/
  1. a magician and alchemist who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power
'Faust' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Doctor Faustus - Faustian - Gounod - Mephistopheles - Simon - fist

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