Thermidor

[ thur-mi-dawr; French ter-mee-dawr ]

noun

1. Also called Fervidor. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the 11th month of the year, extending from July 19 to August 17.
2. (sometimes lowercase) lobster thermidor.

Thermidor

/ tɛrmidɔr /

noun

1. the month of heat: the eleventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from July 20 to Aug 18 AlsoFervidor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thermidor¹

1820–30; < French < Greek thérm ( ē ) heat + dôr ( on ) gift; -i-

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thermidor¹

C19: from French, from Greek thermē heat + dōron gift

Example Sentences

We will now see what the Tenth Thermidor brought to this unfortunate little monarch.

From Project Gutenberg

First it swings off to one extreme, as it did in '93, and then started back on the Tenth Thermidor.

From Project Gutenberg

We reach the end of the Reign of Terror, on the 9th of Thermidor, the most auspicious date in modern history.

From Project Gutenberg

The remorseless tyranny which came to an end in Thermidor was not the product of home causes.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg