Dictionary Check: faustian

"faustian" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

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

Example: "a Faustian pact with the Devil"
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