fellowship

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/ˈfɛləʃɪp/ English

Definitions

noun

A company of people that share the same interest or aim.“The Fellowship of the Ring”
Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
A merit-based scholarship.

verb

To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.“The Bishop's family fellowshipped the new converts.”
To join in fellowship; to associate with.“After she got married, she stopped fellowshipping with the singles in our church.”

Related words

Synonyms

comradeship companionship society company family good fellowship camaraderie fellow amity friendship community fraternity frat collegiality brotherliness sorority

Associated

endowment guggenheim postdoctoral fellows pentecostal residency evangelical reconciliation brethren humanities harvard assemblies

Rhymes

slip kinship quip grip rip trip kip companionship courtship stewardship

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