Smite

Quick meaning: Smite is a verb meaning To strike down or kill with godly force.

Meaning

To strike down or kill with godly force.

More Meanings

1. To injure with divine power.
2. To kill violently; to slay.
3. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
4. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
5. (figuratively, now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.
6. (archaic) To hit; to strike.
7. (archaic, rare) A heavy strike with a weapon, tool, or the hand.

Example Sentences

Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

A harp can give out but a certain quantity of sound, however heavily it is smitten.

That elf-maiden smote with her hand so white, “Sorrow and sickness on thee alight” That elf-maiden smote with her cap so small, “No more shall priest's benison on thee fall!”

Tony Stark makes you feel He’s a cool exec with a heart of steel. As Iron Man, all jets ablaze, He’s fighting and smiting with repulsor rays! Amazing armor! That’s Iron Man! A blazing power! That’s Iron Man!

Word Forms

• smites
• smiting
• smited
• smit
• smitten
• smight

Synonyms for smite

Depending on context, synonyms include afflict.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include afflict, clobber, hit, flog, scourge, punish.

Related Dictionary Tools