Reign of Terror en · PROPN
Etymology
Named for the violence of the period, when thousands or people were massacred or executed through the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety under Maximilien Robespierre.
Meanings
- The period of the French Revolution between 1793 and 1794, marked by political violence, including massacres and public executions by guillotine of over a thousand French citizens accused of bearing reactionary sentiments or treason against the French First Republic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Reign of Terror | canonical | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
de Terrorherrschaft (period of the French Revolution) · es Terror (period of the French Revolution) · fr Terreur (period of the French Revolution)
wikipedia: Committee of Public Safety · wikipedia: Maximilien Robespierre