Faustian bargain

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

Noun

 * 1)  An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.
 * 2)  A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.
 * 1)  A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.
 * 1)  A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.
 * 1)  A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.
 * 1)  A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.
 * 1)  A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.
 * 1)  A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long-term consequences.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: faustilainen sopimus, sopimus paholaisen kanssa
 * French:, pacte avec le diable
 * German:
 * Hebrew: עסקה פאוסטיאנית
 * Italian: patto col diavolo
 * Polish: pakt z diabłem
 * Portuguese: barganha faustiana
 * Russian: сде́лка с дья́волом
 * Serbo-Croatian: faustovska pogodba, ugovor s vragom, ugovor s đavlom, ugovor s đavolom
 * Spanish: pacto fáustico


 * Finnish: faustilainen sopimus, sopimus paholaisen kanssa
 * Portuguese: barganha faustiana