baptism
/ˈbæpˌtɪzəm/
noun
- A Christian ceremony in which a person is sprinkled with or immersed in water as a sign of admission to the Church and of spiritual cleansing.
- The baptism took place at the local church on Sunday morning.
- She remembered her own baptism as a joyful occasion.
- Many families celebrate a baptism with a party afterward.
- A challenging or difficult first experience of something.
- The young soldier's baptism of combat came sooner than expected.
- His first day on the job was a baptism by fire.
- Running a marathon as her first race was a real baptism.
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