But along with this growth, there is at the same time developed in his breast, a Faustian conflict between the passion for accumulation, and the desire for enjoyment.
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Faustian
//ˈfaʊstɪən//
Synonyms for "faustian"
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Czech
1 entries- faustovský adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
Finnish
2 entries- faustilainen adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
- faustinen adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
German
1 entries- faustisch adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
Polish
2 entries- faustowski adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
- faustyczny adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
Spanish
1 entries- fáustico adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
Swedish
1 entries- faustisk adj (of or pertaining to Faust)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Each transaction in the transient corresponds to a pragmatics that transforms the Faustian promise into an advertising slogan.
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Serious times demand honesty and self-awareness from people in positions of authority and, at the end of the day, political parties giving succour to fringe views about life-and-death matters is a Faustian pact. This isn’t speculation, or a serve of two-bit punditry to fuel the opinion cycle. This is the lesson of Donald Trump.
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But if techno-capitalist ambitions are fundamentally Faustian, should a Catholic observer (or anyone else with similar commitments) really wish for them to rise again?
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