📚 adj • entry_id 22962
Faustian
/ˈfaʊstɪən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
fáustico
Of or pertaining to Faust, especially in the sense of being willing to abandon one's principles or values in order to pursue knowledge, wealth or other benefits.
But along with this growth, there is at the same time developed in his breast, a Faustian conflict between the passion for accumulation, and the desire for enjoyment.
Each transaction in the transient corresponds to a pragmatics that transforms the Faustian promise into an advertising slogan.
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