| 单词 | baptism of fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbaptism of fire baptism of fire n. [after ecclesiastical Greek βάπτισμα πυρός (e.g. Macarius Ægyptius Hom. xxvii. 17; cf. Matthew iii. 11)] (a) the grace of the Holy Spirit imparted through baptism, as distinguished from the sacrament or rite; (b) martyrdom, esp. by fire; (c) the undergoing of any severe ordeal or painful experience; (d) a soldier's first experience ‘under fire’ in battle (so French baptême de feu). Cf. fire baptism n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 1c.extracted from baptismn.< as lemmas |
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