noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
complete destruction by fire; burning to ashes
Literary or formal term for total annihilation by fire. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts. The する form means 'to burn something to ashes' or 'to be reduced to ashes'.
その城は戦火で燼滅した。
The castle was completely destroyed by the flames of war.
古文書には、村が一夜にし
The ancient document records that the village was reduced to ashes in a single night.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Rare, figurative extension: complete vanishing or extinction of something non-physical, such as a tradition or species. Not common in modern speech; 絶滅 or 消滅 are more usual.
その風習は近代化とともに燼滅した。
That custom disappeared completely with modernization.