baptism of fire

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Metaphorical phrase describing a harsh initial experience

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Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · baptism of fire · 1:39 · 11 Aug
…The use of baptism of fire to refer to such a spiritual baptism dates to at least the early sixteen hundreds.…
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Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · baptism of fire · 1:28 · 11 Aug
…I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire from the book of Matthew.…
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Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · baptism of fire · 1:13 · 11 Aug
…Users of that sense referring to a soldier's first exposure to enemy fire, as well as those employing the more general sense of an especially difficult initiation, both allude knowingly or unknowingly, to a biblical passage.…
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Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · baptism of fire · 0:52 · 11 Aug
…The military sense of the term baptism of fire can……
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · baptism of fire · 0:48 · 11 Aug
…At thirty-six, this was a baptism of fire.…
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · baptism of fire · 0:24 · 11 Aug
…In military contexts, baptism of fire specifically refers to a……
Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · baptism of fire · 0:12 · 11 Aug
…Today's word is baptism of fire, sometimes known as baptism……
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