fellowship

fellowship

noun

Definition of FELLOWSHIP

1

a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding <the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens at the center>

Synonyms communion, fellowship, rapprochement

Related Words accord, agreement, concord, harmony; oneness, solidarity, togetherness, unity; affinity, empathy, sympathy, understanding; amity, chumminess, companionship, friendliness, friendship; reciprocity, symbiosis

Near Antonyms alienation, disaffection, disgruntlement, estrangement; coldness, cold shoulder, distance, iciness; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, hostility, jaundice, rancor, spite

2

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest <a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics>

Synonyms board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality

Related Words collective, commune, community, cooperative; alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership; body, cadre, group; circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set; crew, outfit, party, squad, team; branch, chapter, local; faithful, fold, membership; sisterhood, sorority; cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy; band, gang, ring; cartel, combine, syndicate

3

kindly concern, interest, or support <this music festival would not have been a success without the fellowship of many people in the community>

Synonyms amity, benevolence, brotherhood, charity, cordiality, cordialness, fellowship, friendliness, friendship, gemütlichkeit, good-fellowship, kindliness, neighborliness

Related Words bonhomie, camaraderie, collegiality, community, companionship, company, comradeship; civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport, rapprochement; charity, generosity; affinity, communion, empathy, kindness, sympathy, tolerance; altruism, philanthropy, selflessness, unselfishness

Near Antonyms disfavor, intolerance; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hate, hatred, hostility, incivility, malice, rancor; belligerency, quarrelsomeness, querulousness

Antonyms ill will, malevolence, venom

4

the body of people in a profession or field of activity <violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear>

Synonyms brotherhood, community, fellowship, fraternity, sodality, vocation

Related Words calling, profession; association, club, federation, guild (also gild), organization, society

5

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions <the fellowship that exists among members of a college fraternity>

Synonyms brotherhood, camaraderie, community, company, comradery, comradeship, fellowship, society

Related Words amity, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, friendship, goodwill, kindliness; civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport; charity, generosity; affinity, compassion, empathy, sympathy; chumminess, familiarity, inseparability, intimacy, nearness; affection, devotion, fondness, love

Near Antonyms forlornness, loneliness, lonesomeness