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A4 Noun

洗礼(せんれい)baptism

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        baptism, christening

        Christianity
      2. 2.

        initiation (into a society, group, etc.), baptism

      3. 3.

        one's first experience of something, baptism (by fire, etc.)

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    洗礼 【せんれい】

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    • 洗礼(せんれい)()けてキリスト(きょう)信者(しんじゃ)になった。

      I was baptized and became a Christian.

    • 千本(せんぼん)ノックの洗礼(せんれい)()けてヘトヘトです。

      I am exhausted after receiving the experience of a thousand ground balls (baseball training).

    • キリスト教徒(きょうと)になるために洗礼(せんれい)()けました。

      I was baptized to become a Christian.

    • ()けて(とお)れない試練(しれん)(たと)えで「洗礼(せんれい)」という言葉(ことば)使(つか)います。

      The word baptism is used as a metaphor for unavoidable trials.

    • アマチュアからプロに(はい)った(かれ)は、いきなりプロの洗礼(せんれい)()びました。

      He, who entered the pros from being an amateur, suddenly experienced being a pro.

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