BAPTISM

[noun] - a Christian ceremony in which a person has water poured on their head, or are covered briefly in water, to show that they have become a member of the Christian ChurchAll the family attended the baptism of the first grandchild. [C]Some clergymen wanted to limit baptism to the children of church-goers. [U]A baptism of fire is a difficult first experience of something.My first job involved working with children - it was a real baptism of fire!