baptism
noun
ˈbæptɪzəm
noun
1
a
Christian
religious
ceremony
in
which
someone
is
touched
or
covered
with
water
to
welcome
them
into
the
Christian
faith,
and
sometimes
to
officially
name
them
〔基督教的〕洗礼，浸礼;
2
baptism of/by fire
a
difficult
or
painful
first
experience
of
something
（战）火的洗礼，初次的痛苦经历 （考验 ）
The
campaign
has
been
a
baptism
of
fire.
这场运动等于是一次火的洗礼。
a
baptismal
font
(=container
for
holding
the
water
used
at
baptism)
洗礼盆，圣水盂