faust

English Thesaurus

1. an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	character, fictional character, fictitious character,
definition	:	an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) (noun.person)

derivation	:	faustian,
definition	:	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 (adj.pert)

derivation	:	faustian,
definition	:	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 (adj.pert)