English-Estonian translations for faustian bargain

Definition of faustian bargain

• An agreement in which a person abandon#Verb|abandons his or her spiritual value#Noun|values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefit#Noun|benefits
• A deal#Noun|deal in which one focus#Verb|focuses on present#Adjective|present gain#Noun|gain without considering the long-term consequences

Examples

• The university’s abandonment of its founding value of academic freedom in exchange for the corporation’s large financial contribution was a Faustian bargain

Related words

• Faustian
• faustite
• Faustina
• Faustinus