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Thermidor

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈθɜːmɪdɔː/
  • US: /ˈθɝmədɔɹ/
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  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)

1

name

Meaning 1

The eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from July 19 or 20 to August 17 or 18.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: (obsolete) Fervidor

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A counterrevolution; a coup d'état resembling the Thermidorian Reaction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Revolutionary calendar month

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French thermidor, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تِيرْمِيدُور (tīrmīdūr) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Armenian: տերմիդոր (termidor) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Azerbaijani: termidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Basque: berolis — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Belarusian: тэрмідо́р (termidór) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Catalan: termidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Chinese Cantonese: 熱月 /热月 (jit6 jyut6) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱月 /热月 (Rèyuè) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Dutch: thermidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Dutch: warmtemaand — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Esperanto: termidoro — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Estonian: termidoor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Estonian: kuumakuu — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Finnish: thermidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • French: thermidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Galician: termidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Georgian: თერმიდორი (termidori) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • German: Thermidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • German: Hitzemonat — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Greek: Τερμιντόρ (Termintór) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Greek: Θερμιδώρ (Thermidór) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Hebrew: תֶּרְמִידוֹר (termidór) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Italian: termidoro — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Japanese: テルミドール (terumidōru) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Japanese: 熱月 (netsutsuki) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Korean: 열달 (yeoldal) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Korean: 테르미도르 (tereumidoreu) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Lithuanian: termidoras — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Malayalam: തെർമിഡർ (teṟmiḍaṟ) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Marathi: तेर्मिदोर (termidor) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Persian: تِرمیدُر (termidor) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Polish: thermidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Portuguese: termidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Russian: термидо́р (termidór) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Spanish: termidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Swedish: thermidor — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Swedish: värmemånad — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Ukrainian: термідо́р (termidór) — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Vietnamese: tháng nóng — the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
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