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Complete Definition of "faustian"

English

Etymology
Eponymous to w:Johann Faust, German magician and alchemist

Adjective
faustian

  1. suggestive of Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge

#: She was a truly faustian archaeologist, not above sleeping with other researchers to find out what leads they were following.

Translations
trans-top|suggestive of Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge
Finnish: faustilainen
German: faustisch
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Category:English eponyms

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