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1 : an introductory or initial experience that is a severe ordeal especially : 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; Mount 3:11(RSV)
1633
1 : an introductory or initial experience that is a severe ordeal especially : 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; Mount 3:11(RSV)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012