All baptism of fire synonyms
bap·tism of fire
B b noun baptism of fire
- initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
- martyrdom — the condition, sufferings, or death of a martyr.
- ordeal — any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- rite of passage — Anthropology. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person's change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan.
- hazing — an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.