baptism by fire
English
Alternative forms
- baptism of fire
Etymology
From the Bible, Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist said... "and He shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire."
Pronunciation
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Noun
baptism by fire (plural baptisms by fire)
- (idiomatic) A rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis or ordeal.
- The new folks really get put through a baptism by fire, to start doing a stressful job with so little training.
Translations
baptism of fire — see baptism of fire
See also
- hazing
- initiation
- trial by fire
- trial by ordeal