Faustian

Etymology
From the surname of the German alchemist and magician Johann Georg Faust ( or 1480 – c. 1541). According to medieval legend, Faust made a contract with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Purported tales about Faust’s life first appeared in print in an anonymously written chapbook, Historia von D. Johann Fausten (1587). The story was then particularly popularized by two plays, ’s The Tragicall History of D. Faustus (first published 1604) and ’s Faust (published 1808 and 1832).

Adjective

 * 1) 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.

Translations

 * Czech: faustovský
 * Finnish: faustilainen,
 * German:
 * Polish: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: faustisk