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baptism of fire

n. (context idiomatic English) The first experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first experience of military combat

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Baptism of Fire

Baptism of Fire is a 1943 American documentary film starring Elisha Cook Jr. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Baptism of Fire (disambiguation)

Baptism of fire is a Christian concept.

Baptism of Fire may also refer to:

  • Baptism of Fire, a 1943 documentary film starring Elisha Cook Jr.
  • Baptism of Fire (novel), a 1996 novel by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski
  • Baptism of Fire: The Second Battle of Ypres and the Forging of Canada, April 1915, a 2007 book by Nathan M. Greenfield
Baptism of Fire (novel)

Baptism of Fire ( Polish original title: Chrzest ognia) is the third novel in the Witcher Saga written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published 1996 in Polish, and 2014 in English. It is a sequel to the second Witcher novel Time of Contempt (Czas pogardy) and is followed by The Swallow's Tower (Wieża Jaskółki).

Usage examples of "baptism of fire".

He was primed for that trip to the edge of hell, eager to give the Crippler the kind of baptism of fire that Charles couldn't afford for it to have.

Still, Bravo Company felt they had undergone their baptism of fire, that soldier’.

Admittedly, the previous operation--against the Skinks on Kingdom--had been quite a baptism of fire.

Conscience thundered that she should be grateful on her knees for this baptism of fire.