damnatory
/ˈdamnəˌt(ə)ri
/adjective
Conveying or causing censure or damnation.Specifically, Robert cannot accept Christ's divinity, the biblical miracles, or the ‘damnatory psalms'....
- Armed with the copies of the damnatory letters, Gabrielle demanded money first and then marriage.
- By the time I had spotted this damnatory news item, it was mid morning here and I was at work.
Origin
Late 17th century: from Latin damnatorius, from dam(p)nat- 'caused to suffer loss', from the verb dam(p)nare (see damn).
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