Faust
Jo·hann [yoh-hahn], /ˈyoʊ hɑn/, c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
the chief character of a medieval legend, represented as selling his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
(italics) a tragedy by Goethe (Part 1, 1808; Part 2, 1832).
(italics) an opera (1859) by Charles Gounod.
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How to use Faust in a sentence
Unfortunately, as Faust told me, “there’s no one cookbook for how to vet an idea and how to say when we’re done.”
When To Stop Hoping For a COVID-19 Miracle Cure | Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 4, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightNo, answered Faust; she suspected that Harvard was no different.
Tilghman said she asked her peer, President Drew Gilpin Faust of Harvard, if she was surprised by what they found at Princeton.
Once, when a boy, he had seen Henry Irving in Faust; he saw the devils on the haunted mountain; he heard their hideous cries.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingThere is a passage where Faust, in his most discontented mood, falls foul of history—in his talk to Wagner, if I am not mistaken.
Friends in Council | Arthur Helps
Though "Faust" did not strike the public very much at first, it is the greatest theatrical success I have ever had.
Barbot sang the difficult part of Faust like the great musician he is.
The deficiencies we have indicated in Mr. Taylor's work are more visible in the second part of 'Faust' than in the first.
British Dictionary definitions for Faust
Faustus (ˈfaʊstəs)
/ (faʊst) /
German legend a magician and alchemist who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power
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Cultural definitions for Faust
[ (fowst) ]
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