FAUST

Meaning of FAUST in English

Pronunciation: ' fau ̇ st

Variant: or Fau · stus \ ' fau ̇ -st ə s, ' fo ̇ - \

Function: noun

Etymology: G

Date: 1589

: a magician of German legend who enters into a compact with the devil

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FAUST — or ~us noun Etymology: German Date: 1589 a magician of German legend who enters into a compact with the devil
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAUST — Legendary German necromancer or astrologer who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge and power. There was a historical …
Английский словарь Британика
FAUST — /fowst/ , n. 1. Johann /yoh"hahn/ , c1480-c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer. 2. the chief character of a medieval …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAUST — n. family name; Johann Faust (c1480-c1541), German alchemist and legendary magician reputed to have sold his soul to the devil
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FAUST — noun or Fau·stus ˈfau̇-stəs, ˈfȯ- Etymology: German Date: 1589 : a magician of German legend who enters into a compact …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAUST — [Faust] or Fau.stus n [G]: a magician of German legend who enters into a compact with the devil
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FAUST — Faust BrE AmE faʊst —but the place in New York is fɔːst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAUST — Faust, Jo ‧ hann /faʊst, ˈjəʊhæn $ -hɑːn/ BrE AmE ( also Dr Faustus ) a German doctor and ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAUST — n. Legendary German necromancer or astrologer who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge and power. There was a …
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FAUST — Faust
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FAUST — Фауст
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FAUST — n. Фауст
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FAUST — n. Фауст
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FAUST — Faust
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FAUST — Faust
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JOHANN FAUST — n. Dr. Johann Georg Faust (c1480-c1541), German alchemist and legendary magician reputed to have sold his soul to the devil
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FAUST, JOHANN — Faust, Jo ‧ hann /faʊst, ˈjəʊhæn $ -hɑːn/ BrE AmE ( also Dr Faustus ) a German doctor and ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAUSTIAN — ˈfau̇stēən, ˈfȯs- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Johann Faust (name in Latinized form Johannes Faustus ) died ab 1540 German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAUSTIAN — /fow"stee euhn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Faust: a Faustian novel. 2. sacrificing spiritual values for …
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FAUSTIAN — [Faust.ian] adj (1876): of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting Faust; esp: made or done for present gain without regard for …
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LEITMOTIV — (German: leading motive), recurring musical theme appearing usually in operas but also in symphonic poems. It is used to reinforce …
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POUSSEUR, HENRI — born July 23, 1929, Malmdy, Belg. 20th-century Belgian composer whose works include several seemingly contradictory types of music. He wrote …
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MEPHISTOPHELES — also called Mephisto, familiar spirit of the Devil in late settings of the legend of Faust. It is probable that …
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LENAU, NIKOLAUS — born Aug. 13, 1802, Csatd, Hung. died Aug. 22, 1850, Oberdbling, near Vienna, Austria pseudonym of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch, Lord …
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GOUNOD, CHARLES — born June 17, 1818, Paris, France died Oct. 18, 1893, Saint-Cloud, near Paris in full Charles-franois Gounod French composer noted …
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GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philospoher, …
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CAMPO, ESTANISLAO DEL — born Feb. 7, 1834, Buenos Aires, Arg. died Nov. 6, 1880, Buenos Aires Argentine poet and journalist whose Fausto is …
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