Thermidor

American  

[thur-mi-dawr, ter-mee-dawr] / ˈθɜr mɪˌdɔr, tɛr miˈdɔr /

noun

1. Also called Fervidor.  (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the 11th month of the year, extending from July 19 to August 17.

2. (sometimes lowercase) lobster thermidor.

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Thermidor British  

/ tɛrmidɔr /

noun

1. Also: Fervidor.  the month of heat: the eleventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from July 20 to Aug 18

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Etymology

Origin of Thermidor

1820–30; < French < Greek thérm ( ē ) heat + dôr ( on ) gift; -i-

Example Sentences

He doesn’t relate to the historicist’s patient conviction that an Iranian Thermidor lies ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

In Iceland, passengers on the Viking Sky consoled themselves with meals of lobster Thermidor and Dover sole after similarly being turned away from nearly every port they intended to visit.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2021

And for the authors of the cockroach application — Jason Li, Melissa Thermidor, and Amanda Hickman — that includes the aftermath of a nuclear war.

From The Verge • Nov. 25, 2020

The à la carte menu includes some traditional American and Continental throwbacks like beef Wellington, lobster Thermidor and avocado Louie.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2018

First it swings off to one extreme, as it did in '93, and then started back on the Tenth Thermidor.

From When a Cobbler Ruled a King by Seaman, Augusta Huiell