demon pact
Soul-selling agreement
A demon pact is an agreement in which a person exchanges their soul or service for supernatural power, knowledge, or worldly gains.
The concept appears across folklore, religion, and fiction—Faust's bargain being the archetypal example.
The term implies a transaction with dark forces that carries ultimate consequences: He sold his soul in a demon pact for fame and fortune.
Sometimes called a Faustian bargain or deal with the devil.
- devilEvil supernatural entity
- deal with the devilUnholy exchange for advantage
- soulInnermost animating essence
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- bargainFavorable purchase price
Faustian · summoning · binding · sacrifice · blood · blood oath · oath · crossroads · infernal · hellfire · darkness · eternal · eternal damnation · damnation · sigil · ritual · forbidden · temptation
- FaustianMephistopheles, Faust, Goethe, Dr. Faustus, forbidden knowledge
- arcane textsgrimoire, spellbook, tome, rune, glyph
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God's promise to mankind
sacred vow · consecration · monastic vows · baptismal vow · holy orders
demon pactsacred covenant
Binding spiritual agreement
redemption · holy matrimony · repentance · atonement · sacred trust
demon pactdivine blessing
Sacred favor from deity
holy anointing · laying on of hands · sainthood · spiritual gifts · grace
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