Baptism of fire

noun

Definitions

1.nounThe gift of the Holy Spirit.

2.nounTribulation endured as spiritual discipline.

3.nounMartyrdom by immolation.

4.nounThe first experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first experience of military combat

"Having to deal with a bomb scare on his first day was a real baptism of fire for John."

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