BAPTISM OF FIRE


Meaning of BAPTISM OF FIRE in English

[baptism of fire] (1857) 1: an introductory or initial experience that is a severe ordeal; specif: a soldier's first exposure to enemy fire

2: a spiritual baptism by a gift of the Holy Spirit--often used in allusion to Acts 2:3-4; Mt 3:11 (RSV)

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