Thermidorian

[thur-mi-dawr-ee-uhn, -dohr-]

noun

a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.

a supporter of the reactionary movement following this coup d'état.

Also, Ther·mi·do·re·an.

Origin:
1820–30; < French thermidorien. See Thermidor, -ian

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Thermidorian has a plethora of syllables.

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given to using long words.

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

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