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- noun idiomatic A
rite of passage through thesurvival orsuccess of acrisis . - noun idiomatic A trying
ordeal that was notexperienced before. - noun idiomatic A change in
initial attitude orideals through atraumatic situation.
Etymologies
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From the concept of martyrdom through fire.
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