thefreedictionary.com - Maximilien Robespierre Guillotined (1794)

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Known as "the Incorruptible" for his emphasis on civic morality, Robespierre became one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror." However, popular discontent with the committee's brutal measures soon grew, and Robespierre was guillotined in the coup of 9 Thermidor. What might have been his last words?
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  1. known
    apprehended with certainty
    Known as "the Incorruptible" for his emphasis on civic morality, Robespierre became one of the leading figures of the French Revolution.
  2. emphasis
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
    Known as "the Incorruptible" for his emphasis on civic morality, Robespierre became one of the leading figures of the French Revolution.
  3. civic
    of or relating or belonging to a city
    Known as "the Incorruptible" for his emphasis on civic morality, Robespierre became one of the leading figures of the French Revolution.
  4. morality
    the quality of being in accord with right or good conduct
    Known as "the Incorruptible" for his emphasis on civic morality, Robespierre became one of the leading figures of the French Revolution.
  5. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    Known as "the Incorruptible" for his emphasis on civic morality, Robespierre became one of the leading figures of the French Revolution.
  6. revolution
    a single complete turn
    Known as "the Incorruptible" for his emphasis on civic morality, Robespierre became one of the leading figures of the French Revolution.
  7. influential
    having or exercising power
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  8. committee
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  9. public
    not private
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  10. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  11. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  12. control
    power to direct or determine
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  13. revolutionary
    markedly new or introducing radical change
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  14. period
    an amount of time
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  15. reign
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  16. terror
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety, the political body that controlled France during the bloody revolutionary period known as the "Reign of Terror."
  17. popular
    regarded with great favor or approval by the general public
    However, popular discontent with the committee's brutal measures soon grew, and Robespierre was guillotined in the coup of 9 Thermidor.
  18. discontent
    a longing for something better than the present situation
    However, popular discontent with the committee's brutal measures soon grew, and Robespierre was guillotined in the coup of 9 Thermidor.
  19. brutal
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
    However, popular discontent with the committee's brutal measures soon grew, and Robespierre was guillotined in the coup of 9 Thermidor.
  20. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
    However, popular discontent with the committee's brutal measures soon grew, and Robespierre was guillotined in the coup of 9 Thermidor.
  21. guillotine
    instrument of execution used for beheading people
    However, popular discontent with the committee's brutal measures soon grew, and Robespierre was guillotined in the coup of 9 Thermidor.
  22. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
    However, popular discontent with the committee's brutal measures soon grew, and Robespierre was guillotined in the coup of 9 Thermidor.
Created on Mon Jul 28 07:17:03 EDT 2014

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