Relating to or resembling Faust, a German astronomer and necromancer reputed to have sold his soul to the Devil.
modern celebrities enter into a Faustian pact with the general public
Example sentencesExamples
The country's religious leaders are toying with the old Faustian bargain: risking a little cultural contamination in exchange for tourist lucre.
The racial hygienists made a Faustian pact with Nazism.
In European literature there is even a Goethean myth of the Faustian artist who, surpassing compromise, sells his soul to the devil in return for absolute artistic power.
His films have had gay sex tied fast to knotty Faustian bargains.
The evidence suggests that slaves were well aware of the 'Faustian' bargain involved in some release arrangements.
A number of the stories are downers in which Faustian bargains of one kind or another produce predictable results.
He may have just turned 30, but his latest film displays a maturity and confidence that makes you ponder the terms of his Faustian deal.
Has he struck a Faustian pact with the devil so he gets all the money in the world in exchange for his soul?
The reporter graphically portrays what occurred as a "descent into hell" brought about by the Faustian tactics of the police.
You feel like you are still paying for that Faustian contract signed but long forgotten.
Definition of Faustian in US English:
Faustian
adjectiveˈfaʊstiənˈfoustēən
Relating to or resembling Faust, a German astronomer and necromancer reputed to have sold his soul to the Devil.
modern celebrities enter into a Faustian pact with the general public
Example sentencesExamples
The racial hygienists made a Faustian pact with Nazism.
A number of the stories are downers in which Faustian bargains of one kind or another produce predictable results.
You feel like you are still paying for that Faustian contract signed but long forgotten.
The evidence suggests that slaves were well aware of the 'Faustian' bargain involved in some release arrangements.
In European literature there is even a Goethean myth of the Faustian artist who, surpassing compromise, sells his soul to the devil in return for absolute artistic power.
He may have just turned 30, but his latest film displays a maturity and confidence that makes you ponder the terms of his Faustian deal.
Has he struck a Faustian pact with the devil so he gets all the money in the world in exchange for his soul?
His films have had gay sex tied fast to knotty Faustian bargains.
The country's religious leaders are toying with the old Faustian bargain: risking a little cultural contamination in exchange for tourist lucre.
The reporter graphically portrays what occurred as a "descent into hell" brought about by the Faustian tactics of the police.