| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A Jewish party which denied the existence of spirits and angels, and, of course, disbelieved in the resurrection of the dead; so called from Sadoc (righteous man), thought to be the name of a priest or rabbi some three centuries before the birth of Christ. As they did not believe in future punishments, they punished offences with the utmost severity. | 1 |
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