diabolical pact
Soul-selling agreement
A diabolical pact is an agreement with the devil or a demon, trading one's soul for worldly gains—power, knowledge, wealth, or pleasure.
The concept appears throughout Western folklore and literature, most famously in the Faust legend.
Figuratively, any morally compromising bargain made for personal advantage: Signing with that company felt like a diabolical pact.
- DevilSupreme evil being
- dark lordEvil supreme antagonist
- prince of darknessSupreme evil ruler
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- eternal damnationEverlasting punishment after death
Faust · Sacrifice · satanic · crossroads · Betrayal · unholy alliance · Mephistopheles · Faustian bargain · diabolism · Beelzebub · black magic · compact · covenant · Robert Johnson · Temptation · summoning · midnight ritual · unholy
diabolical pactdivine covenant
God's promise to mankind
sacred covenant · sacred vow · baptismal vows · monastic vows · confirmation vows
diabolical pactmarriage vows
Pledges exchanged during ceremonies
sacred vow · solemn promise · pledge of allegiance · gentleman's agreement · pledge of loyalty
diabolical pactsalvation
Deliverance from harm
redemption · act of grace · deliverance · absolution · divine forgiveness