fel·low·ship
ˈfe-lə-ˌship
-lō-
1
: companionship, company
looking for the fellowship of friendly people
2
a
: community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience
their fellowship in crime—A. J. Ayer
b
: the state of being a fellow or associate
3
: a company of equals or friends : association
a youth fellowship
4
: the quality or state of being comradely
meaningful communication for building trust and fellowship
5
obsolete
: membership, partnership
6
a
: the position of a fellow (as of a university)
applied for a research fellowship in physics
b
: the stipend of a fellow
c
: a foundation for the providing of such a stipend
fellowshipped also fellowshiped
ˈfe-lə-ˌshipt
-lō-
; fellowshipping also fellowshiping
ˈfe-lə-ˌshi-piŋ
-lō-
: to join in fellowship especially with a church member
: to admit to fellowship (as in a church)
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