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
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)
Examples of fellowship in a Sentence
Noun
traditions that bind us together in fellowship
members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 May 2025
As the breakfast was a first of its kind for the foundation, Burch said her vision is to scale the fellowship program to more than the current cap at 50 new members annually.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
The decision led to cancellation of meetings including study sections, which review the applications for NIH fellowships and grants.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Applications have opened for the 2025 fellowship, which will now offer two $10,000 grants to filmmakers accepted into Film Independent’s Artist Development programs who identify as American-Muslim.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 May 2025
As the breakfast was a first of its kind for the foundation, Burch said her vision is to scale the fellowship program to more than the current cap at 50 new members annually.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Verb
Guggenheim fellowships go to groundbreaking and innovative artists, writers, scholars, scientists and others.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
The decision led to cancellation of meetings including study sections, which review the applications for NIH fellowships and grants.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Fellowship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellowship. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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