Definition of "faustian" []

• 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 (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The last time we'll pass Alfred S Faust Intermediate School (what kind of faustian deals are they making there???), the last time we'll pass New Town Liquers (less than a block from Faust, I suspect a connection), the last time was pass"
• "Even though developers are beginning to see the dark side of this faustian bargain, the momentum is huge — and big business smells money."
• "As Lembit knows too well, signing a faustian pact with the press is a double edged sword - I just hope that Adam has no skeletons hanging around."