Usually means: Intense challenge at the start.
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  1. baptism of fire: Merriam-Webster
  2. baptism of fire: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. baptism of fire: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. baptism of fire: Collins English Dictionary
  5. baptism of fire: Wiktionary
  6. baptism of fire: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. baptism of fire: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. baptism of fire: Dictionary.com
  9. Baptism of Fire (novel), Baptism of Fire, Baptism of fire: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (baptism of fire)

noun:  (Christianity) The gift of the Holy Spirit.
noun:  (Christianity) Tribulation endured as spiritual discipline.
noun:  (Christianity) Martyrdom by immolation.
noun:  (figuratively, military) The first experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first experience of military combat

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