HyperDic: faustian

English > 1 sense of the word Faustian:
ADJECTIVEpertFaustianpertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably / insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values
Faustian > pronunciation
Soundsfao'schahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > Faustian: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaningpertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably / insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values.
Spanishfaustiano, fáustico
NounsFaustan alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge

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