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faustian
\ˈfau̇stēən, ˈfȯs-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Johann Faust (name in Latinized form Johannes Faustus) died ab1540 German magician and astrologer represented in several dramatic works (notably by Marlowe and Goethe) as growing dissatisfied with the limited nature of human knowledge and consequently selling his soul to the devil in exchange for worldly experience and power + English -ian
: of, belonging to, resembling, or befitting Faust or Faustus: as
a. : sacrificing spiritual values for material gains
b. : insatiably striving for knowledge and mastery
c. : constantly troubled and tormented by spiritual dissatisfaction or spiritual striving |