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Meaning of 'fellowship' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fellowship [ n.]
- The state or relation of being or associate.
- Companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; frequent and familiar intercourse.
- A state of being together; companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest.
- Those associated with one, as in a family, or a society; a company.
- A foundation for the maintenance, on certain conditions, of a scholar called a fellow, who usually resides at the university.
- The rule for dividing profit and loss among partners; -- called also partnership, company, and distributive proportion.
2 . Fellowship [ v. t.]
- To acknowledge as of good standing, or in communion according to standards of faith and practice; to admit to Christian fellowship.

Meaning of 'fellowship' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fellowship [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the state of being with someone
Example in sentence:
  • he enjoyed the society of his friends;
  • he missed their company
Meaning (2):
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
Example in sentence:
  • the church welcomed new members into its fellowship;
  • the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family

Nearby Words:

felanders feldspar feldspath feldspathic feldspathose fele felicitate felicitated felicitating felicitation

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