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baptism /ˈbæpˌtɪzəm/  

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh
  • noun
    plural -tisms
    a Christian ceremony in which a small amount of water is placed on a person's head or in which a person's body is briefly placed under water
    A baptism officially makes someone a member of the Christian Church. [count]
    There were over 100 baptisms at our church last year. [noncount]
    He received the sacrament of baptism as an infant. - often used figuratively
    The interview was a baptism into journalism for the young writer. [=it was the young writer's first experience as a journalist]
    A baptism of fire or (chiefly US) baptism by fire is a first experience that is very difficult or painful, such as the first time that soldiers are in a battle.
    He described his troop's baptism of fire on the front lines.
    Covering the disaster was a baptism by fire for the young reporter.