noun, masculine/tɛʁ.mi.dɔʁ/plural: thermidors
Thermidor (the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar)
“The term thermidor is associated with the French Revolution and the arrested democratization that followed the Reign of Terror and led to an emperor.”
Synonyms: (obsolete) fervidor
Related: thermidorien
From Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “hot”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).