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baptism of firephraseor chiefly U.S. baptism by fire a test of faith, patience, or strengthThe EMT received a baptism of fire when she was called to a serious emergency her first day on the job. cross, crucible, fire, gauntlet(also gantlet), ordeal, trial baptism, initiationadversity, affliction, asperity, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, privation, tragedy, tribulation, trouble, vicissitude, woeacid test, litmus testchallenge, complication, difficulty, grief, grievance, hardship, rigorannoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, nuisance in 1625 |