REVOLUTIONARY CALENDAR
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Revolutionary Calendar.
Revolutionary Calendar - as a noun
The calendar adopted by the first french republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from sept. 22, 1792
Example Sentences
"The adoption of the revolutionary calendar marked a significant break with traditional ways of timekeeping."
"Napoleon Bonaparte introduced the revolutionary calendar in 1793."
"The revolutionary calendar was based on a decimal system, with each month consisting of three ten-day weeks."
"The revolutionary calendar aimed to remove religious and royalist influence from the measurement of time."
"Citizens of France during the French Revolution embraced the republican ideals reflected in the revolutionary calendar."
