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baptism of fire Christianity the penetration of the Holy Ghost into the human spirit to purify, consecrate, and strengthen it, as was believed to have occurred initially at Pentecost How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Having literally gone through a baptism of fire, "bringing the best before God" became Ms. At the age of 16, Mikhail Pavlovich (the fourth son of Emperor Paul I) went through the baptism of fire, so to say, for taking part in the military operations against Napoleon I. Around dawn, having closed his eyes for half an hour--his only rest in 24 hours--the former vice president, now the country's leader, faced a baptism of fire. |
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