Faust

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge and power.
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

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conjurerdivinerfaustusnecromancersorcererwarlock

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"Dr. Faust was well versed in alchemy."

Etymology

After Johann Georg Faust, German magician and alchemist.

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