damnatory
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of damnatory
1675–85; < Latin damnātōrius, equivalent to damnā ( re ) ( see damn) + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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He had learned Mrs. Stiggs's address, and the name of Trotter's Buildings, which details were to his mind circumstantial, corroborative, and damnatory.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope
"No, no!" said the clergyman, as though he were bound on behalf of the family to repudiate an idea that was so damnatory to its honour.
From Marion Fay by Anthony Trollope
The feeling of the Whigs against these anti-slavery men was bitter and damnatory to the last degree.
From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by George W. Julian
He at once incriminated himself, and was soon induced to bring damnatory accusations against his friends.
From The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition by William Henry Giles Kingston
The "Athanasian" creed is in disrepute, and its statement of dogmatic Christology is involved in the discredit attaching to the damnatory clauses.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce
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