Usually means: Pact with devil for gain.
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  1. Faustian: Merriam-Webster
  2. Faustian: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Faustian: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. Faustian: Wiktionary
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  9. Faustian: Online Etymology Dictionary
  10. Faustian: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  12. faustian: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. faustian: A Word A Day
  2. Faustian: Wordcraft Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Faustian)

adjective:  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.

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