faustian

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suggestive of Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge

He was a truly Faustian archaeologist, not above sleeping with other researchers to find out what leads they were following.

{i} of or pertaining to Faust; giving up spiritual values for worldly wealth or power
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; "a Faustian pact with the Devil
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    () Eponymous to Johann Faust, German magician and alchemist +‎ -ian.