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Turkish - Turkish
Bilgi ve güç elde etmek karşılığında ruhunu şeytana satan ve birçok sanat yapıtına konu olan efsanevi kişi
Kendisini bilimden ve dünya nimetlerinden yararlandırması karşılığında ruhunu şeytana satan ve bu olay nedeniyle sayısız sanat yapıtına konu olan efsane kahramanı
English - English
a magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge
{i} family name; Johann Faust (c1480-c1541), German alchemist and legendary magician reputed to have sold his soul to the devil
Legendary German necromancer or astrologer who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge and power. There was a historical Faust (perhaps two; both died 1540), who traveled widely performing magic, referred to the devil as his crony, and had a wide reputation for evil. The Faustbuch (1587), a collection of tales purportedly by Faust, told of such reputed wizards as Merlin and Albertus Magnus. It was widely translated; an English version inspired Christopher Marlowe's Tragicall History of D. Faustus (1604), which emphasized Faust's eternal damnation. Magic manuals bearing Faust's name did a brisk business; the classic Magia naturalis et innaturalis was known to Johann W. von Goethe, who, like Gotthold Lessing, saw Faust's pursuit of knowledge as noble; in Goethe's great Faust the hero is redeemed. Inspired by Goethe, many artists took up the story, including Hector Berlioz (in the dramatic cantata The Damnation of Faust) and Charles Gounod (in the opera Faust)
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge

Related Terms

Faustus
{i} main character in "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" (play based on the legend of Faust written by Christopher Marlowe in c1588)
Johann Faust
{i} Dr. Johann Georg Faust (c1480-c1541), German alchemist and legendary magician reputed to have sold his soul to the devil
Johann Faust
a German doctor and scholar of the early 16th century, who practised magic. A story developed about him that he had "sold his soul to the Devil" in exchange for knowledge and power. Many stories and pieces of music have been written about him, including the plays Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and Faust by Goethe
faust

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    Faust

    Turkish pronunciation

    faust

    Pronunciation

    /ˈfoust/ /ˈfaʊst/

    Etymology

    [ 'faust ] (noun.) After , German magician and alchemist
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