Definitions for Faustian

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Faustian Faus·ti·an

Spelling: [fou-stee-uh n]

IPA: /ˈfaʊ sti ən/

Faustian is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 233 anagrams from letters in Faustian (aafinstu).

Definitions for Faustian

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Faust:
2. sacrificing spiritual values for power, knowledge, or material gain:
3. characterized by spiritual dissatisfaction or torment.
4. possessed with a hunger for knowledge or mastery.

Origin of Faustian

First recorded in 1875-80; Faust + -ian

Examples for Faustian

Each transaction in the transient corresponds to a pragmatics that transforms the Faustian promise into an advertising slogan.

But yanked into the national spotlight by hidden cameras, it brought him a Faustian opportunity.

Bain Capital partner Edward Conard struck a Faustian pact with the publicity Devil.

All this can be traced to a Faustian bargain Republicans made precisely 100 years after President Lincoln was re-elected.

Faustus is likely derived from Hephaestus—a Faustian struggle is between good and evil.

Let's get Faustian about this and raise the tempo, I nearly implored.