tested by fire
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- refinedPurified or cultured
ordeal · baptism · flames · adversity · hardened · purified · steel · mettle · endurance · smelted · proven · resilience · furnace · molten · survived · phoenix · ashes · strength
trial and hardship
tested by firesheltered
Kept safe from harm
untested · coddled · pampered · unchallenged · protected
proven reliability
tested by fireunproven
Not yet established
untried · green · theoretical · questionable · unreliable
experiential formation
tested by firearmchair
Upholstered seat with supports
ivory tower · book-learned · hothouse flower · mollycoddled · wrapped in cotton wool