25 November 2015

Thermidorian

or Thermidorean

[thur-mi-dawr-ee-uh n, -dohr-]

noun

1. a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
2. a supporter of the reactionary movement following this coup d’état.

Origin of Thermidorian

French

1820-1830; < French thermidorien. See Thermidor, -ian

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Historical Examples

Thermidorian Talliens, and mere foes of Terror, rule in this Convention, and out of it.
The French Revolution
Thomas Carlyle

During the Thermidorian reaction he was one of the first to be accused of complicity with the fallen leader, but was acquitted.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6
Various

During the Thermidorian reaction, in spite of his incontestable honesty, he was accused by the anti-revolutionists.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3
Various

Cambon soon had reason to repent of that event, for he became one of those most violently attacked by the Thermidorian reaction.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1
Various

Surprised and menaced by the Thermidorian reaction, he denounced its partisans to the Jacobin club.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7
Various

The Thermidorian government also endeavoured to pacify the rebels of the west.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2
Various

When the Thermidorian reaction came, all the atrocities of the Reign of Terror were imputed to him.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4)
Thomas Babington Macaulay

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