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Baptism by fire
The phrase baptism by fire or (more accurately) baptism of fire, known in English since 1822, is a translation of the French phrase baptĂŞme du feu and is a reference to a soldier's first experience under fire in battle. It originates from the ecclesiastical Greek baptisma pyros, in which "fire" is used to mean "the grace of the Holy Spirit as imparted through baptism".
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