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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Thermidorian1
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Example Sentences
Surprised and menaced by the Thermidorian reaction, he denounced its partisans to the Jacobin club.
Thermidorian Talliens, and mere foes of Terror, rule in this Convention, and out of it.
During the Thermidorian reaction, in spite of his incontestable honesty, he was accused by the anti-revolutionists.
When the Thermidorian reaction came, all the atrocities of the Reign of Terror were imputed to him.
Cambon soon had reason to repent of that event, for he became one of those most violently attacked by the Thermidorian reaction.
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