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baptism of fire
noun
1.
spiritual sanctification as a gift of the Holy Ghost.
2.
the first time a soldier faces battle.
3.
any severe ordeal that tests one's endurance.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
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| baptism of fire | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a soldier's first experience of battle |
| 2. | any initiating ordeal or experience |
| 3. | Christianity the penetration of the Holy Ghost into the human spirit to purify, consecrate, and strengthen it, as was believed to have occurred initially at Pentecost |
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