A pact made with the Devil—selling one’s soul in order to gain power, knowledge, wealth, beauty, youth, or some other desired goal. The theme is an old one: one may gain short-term delights, but the Devil comes to collect in the end. One must eventually ‘pay the piper’ – bear the consequences.
by cai November 12, 2003
1.) A pact with Satan in which the initiators soul is exchanged for some worldly desire.
2.) The willingness to sacrifice anything in order to quench a limitless desire for knowledge or power.
2.) The willingness to sacrifice anything in order to quench a limitless desire for knowledge or power.
For both 1 & 2: John McCain has undermined his past values and reputation as a conscientious independent voice by making a faustian bargain in order to secure the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential election.
by Alexander Vasarab May 14, 2006
A Faustian Rubix is a menagerie of multiple things that if engaged within the wrong way have the effect not unlike being on the wrong end of a deal with the devil. It is also said to be a situation in which a person makes multiple incorrect assumptions or accusations of a person, which over time destroys their credibility and makes them a laughing stock. Attempting to solve a Faustian Rubix is a definition of such a situation.
Alternatively, it could also mean a creative wellspring of ideas that never seems to end, or with a perfectionist streak. Some of these ideas may have a dark undertone or sinister twist.
Alternatively, it could also mean a creative wellspring of ideas that never seems to end, or with a perfectionist streak. Some of these ideas may have a dark undertone or sinister twist.
The author's mind was a Faustian Rubix of ideas..all manner, shape and size. When they finally got finished, the end result was sinister but satisfying.
They tried to label the man as an Adversary, as an evil alien, and as an employee of evil aliens. They tried to solve the Faustian Rubix and they lost what credibility they had remaining.
They tried to label the man as an Adversary, as an evil alien, and as an employee of evil aliens. They tried to solve the Faustian Rubix and they lost what credibility they had remaining.
by TheThirstIsRealIn2019 September 1, 2019