BAPTISMBYFIRE

Baptism by fire

The phrase baptism by fire or baptism of fire is a phrase originating from the words of John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11.

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baptism by fire

Noun

  1. A rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.
    The new folks really get put through a baptism by fire, to start doing a stressful job with so little training.
  2. A trying ordeal that was not experienced before.
  3. A change in initial attitude or ideals through a traumatic situation.


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