BAPTISM BY FIRE

Meaning of BAPTISM BY FIRE in English

harsh introduction, rigorous initiation

On my first day of football camp I had to tackle a 200-pound fullback charging straight at me. It was baptism by fire!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BAPTISM — bunyag;pagbunyag
English-Visayan vocabulary
BAPTISM — noun Etymology: Middle English ~e Date: 14th century 1. a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BAPTISM — In Christianity, the sacrament of admission to the church, symbolized by the pouring or sprinkling of water on the head …
Английский словарь Британика
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAPTISM — ˈbapˌtizəm, ÷ˈbabˌt- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bapteme, baptisme, from Old French & Late Latin; Old French baptesme, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAPTISM — (v. i.) The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by …
Английский словарь Webster
BAPTISM — ( v. i. ) The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAPTISM — — baptismal /bap tiz"meuhl/ , adj. — baptismally , adv. /bap"tiz euhm/ , n. 1. Eccles. a ceremonial immersion in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAPTISM — n. ceremonial immersion into water, initiatory rite of the Christian Church; purification by submergence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAPTISM — ˈbab- noun Etymology: Middle English baptisme Date: 14th century 1. a. : a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAPTISM — a sacrament of admission to the Christian Church. The forms and rituals of the various churches vary, but Baptism almost …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BAPTISM — baptism BrE AmE ˈbæpt ˌɪz ə m ▷ baptism|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAPTISM — / ˈbæptɪzəm; NAmE / noun a Christian ceremony in which a few drops of water are poured on sb or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAPTISM — bap ‧ tis ‧ m /ˈbæptɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . a Christian religious ceremony …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAPTISM — n. 1 a the religious rite, symbolizing admission to the Christian Church, of sprinkling the forehead with water, or (usu. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
BAPTISM — n.1 a the religious rite, symbolizing admission to the Christian Church, of sprinkling the forehead with water, or (usu. only …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAPTISM — ( baptisms) A baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized. Compare christening . N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAPTISM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ According to Catholic Church statistics, there were about 25, 000 baptisms in Havana in 1989. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAPTISM — [noun] - a Christian ceremony in which a person has water poured on their head, or are covered briefly in …
Cambridge English vocab
BAPTISM — n. In Christianity, the sacrament of admission to the church, symbolized by the pouring or sprinkling of water on the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
BAPTISM — n. 25B6; noun the baptism ceremony : CHRISTENING, naming; rare lustration. his baptism as a politician : INITIATION, debut, introduction, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
BAPTISM — It is well known that ablution or bathing was common in most ancient nations as a preparation for prayers and …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
FIRE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAPTISM — сущ. 1) а) крещение to administer baptism ≈ осуществлять обряд крещения to accept, receive, undergo baptism ≈ принять обряд крещения …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAPTISM — baptism.ogg ʹbæptız(ə)m n 1. крещение; крестины name of baptism - имя, данное при крещении private baptism - крещение на дому …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) обжигать; прокаливать 6) авто зажигать, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY — by предл.1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с (нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л.) a home by a lake — дом …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIRE — 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep up …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BAPTISM — n 1. крещение; крестины name of baptism - имя, данное при крещении private baptism - крещение на дому baptism of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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