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FAUSTIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Faustian mean? 

FAUSTIAN (adjective)
  The adjective FAUSTIAN has 1 sense:

1. pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual valuesplay

  Familiarity information: FAUSTIAN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAUSTIAN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a Faustian pact with the Devil

Pertainym:

Faust (an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge)

Derivation:

Faust (an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge)


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