Associations to the word «Faustian»
Noun
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Wiktionary
FAUSTIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge.
FAUSTIAN BARGAIN, noun. (idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain wealth or other benefits.
Dictionary definition
FAUSTIAN, adjective. 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; "a Faustian pact with the Devil".
Wise words
Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every
man.