Faustian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Faustian in British English:
UK [ˈfaʊstiən]
How to pronounce Faustian in American English:
US
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- 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
Word Origin
- Faustian (adj.)
- 1870, in reference to Johann Faust (c. 1485-1541), German wandering astrologer and wizard, who was reputed to have sold his soul to the Devil. Fantastic tales of his life were told as early as the late 16c., and he was the hero of dramas by Marlowe and Goethe. The Latinized form of his name, faustus, means "of favorable omen."
Example
- 1. But this revolution could prove to be a faustian bargain .
- 2. I would never grasp the christian and faustian world idea , forever alien to me .
- 3. Eventually , galen settled on a faustian falernian as the finest wine in existence .
- 4. This is straight faustian bargaining .
- 5. Policymakers have made a faustian bargain .