bap·tism
noun/ˈbæptɪzəm/
/ˈbæptɪzəm/
Idioms - a Christian ceremony in which a few drops of water are poured on somebody or they are covered with water, to welcome them into the Christian Church and often to name them
compare christeningTopics Religion and festivalsc2(基督教的)洗礼,浸礼 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French baptesme, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek baptismos ‘ceremonial washing’, from baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’.
Idioms
baptism of fire
(also less frequent baptism by fire)
- a difficult introduction to a new job or activity
重大的考验;战火的洗礼