noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
eradication of sinful people; smiting of the wicked
Archaic and literary term for divine or righteous punishment that wipes out evildoers. Not used in modern everyday speech.
古典では、悪人を誅滅する神の力が語られる。
In classical texts, the power of the gods to smite the wicked is recounted.
「誅滅
誅滅 is an old word that is hardly used today.