Thermidor Definition

thʉrmədôr; Fr tepmēdp
noun
The period in the French Revolution, beginning with the downfall of Robespierre (July 27, 1794), during which national reaction against the Reign of Terror shifted emphasis to the restoration of order.
Webster's New World
Any such period of reaction.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(historical) The eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from July 19 or 20 to August 18 or 19.
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Origin of Thermidor

  • From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thermÄ“, “heat") + δῶρον (dōron, “gift").

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Thermidor Sentence Examples

  • After an unsuccessful embassy in Tuscany, he was imprisoned as a suspect during the Terror, but freed after the 9th Thermidor.

  • Robespierre visited Marie Therese on the 11th of May, but no one, according to the legend, entered the dauphin's room for six months until Barras visited the prison after the 9th Thermidor (July 2 7, 1794).

  • He was suddenly placed under arrest owing to intrigues or suspicions of the men raised to power by the coup d'etat of Thermidor 9-10 (July 27-28) 1794.

  • Since the 9th of Thermidor, the republican instinct has grown weaker every day.

  • Napoleon (who now used his Christian name instead of the surname Bonaparte) thereupon sent proposals for various changes in the constitution, which were at once registered by the obsequious Council of State and the Senate on the 4th of August (16 Thermidor) 1802.

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