smite

verb (past smote /smōt/; past participle smitten /ˈsmitn/)

• 1 [with object] literary strike with a firm blow:he smites the water with his sword
• archaic defeat or conquer (a people or land):he may smite our enemies
• (usually be smitten) (especially of disease) attack or affect severely:various people had been smitten with untimely summer flu

• 2 (be smitten) be strongly attracted to someone or something:she was so smitten with the boy

noun

• a heavy blow or stroke with a weapon or the hand.