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Sleep of the just

//ˈsliːp əv ðə ˈdʒʌst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A deep and worry-free sleep. uncountable

    "Make your mind easy, Percival. Sleep, my son, the sleep of the just; and see what I will do for you when daylight comes to help us both."

  2. 2
    A peaceful death or burial. dated, euphemistic, uncountable

    "Towards the close of the day (the 8th) the holy father [Pope Leo XII], who had never lost his recollection, fell into a profound lethargy, from which he did not recover till at nine in the morning of the 10th [of February, 1829], to fall into the sleep of the just."

Etymology

From the idea that people who act justly have no worries and so sleep well, while unjust people are concerned about the consequences of their actions and so sleep poorly.

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