baptism by fire
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Etymology[edit]
From the Bible, Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist said... "and He shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire."
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baptism by fire (plural baptisms by fire)
- 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.
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baptism of fire — see baptism of fire