fellowship
1 of 2noun
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
fellowship
2 of 2verb
fellowshipped also fellowshiped ˈfe-lə-ˌshipt
-lō-
; fellowshipping also fellowshiping ˈfe-lə-ˌshi-piŋ -lō-
intransitive verb
: to join in fellowship especially with a church member
transitive verb
: to admit to fellowship (as in a church)
Synonyms
Noun
- communion
- rapport
- rapprochement
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
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
Recent Examples on the Web Adam B. Vary, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 The day will begin with family worship, followed by a free barbecue accompanied by games, music, friendship and fellowship beginning at 11 a.m. Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022 Winters Run Golf Club in Bel Air celebrated 50 years in operation Saturday with golf, music, food and plain olé fellowship. Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2022 Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy live music and community fellowship. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 The genre is typically beloved by people in need of great parties: communities on the margins of society, looking for escape and fellowship. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022 To be board eligible, a medical school graduate must complete a residency or fellowship for three to seven years, apply, take an exam and meet other requirements. Thomas Derosa, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Graduates of the institute’s Publius fellowship and similar programs end up in a wide array of Washington roles. Isaac Stanley-becker, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 Friendship and fellowship is something special and wonderful. Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022 Becca Martin-brown, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 But, with both of those gatherings based in Los Angeles, there wasn’t a similar opportunity for Black women to fellowship in New York City — and there certainly wasn’t an event catered specifically to the Broadway community. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 June 2022 Digital Grow Groups are made up of five or more people who gather weekly via Zoom to discuss sermons, the bible and just to fellowship and talk about life! Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2021 After the rosary, the guests and dancers fellowship with food and warm drinks. Carmina Tiscareño, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2020 As a young orthopedic surgeon traveling to fellowship training in Philadelphia, I was stopped by a New Jersey state trooper. WSJ, 8 June 2020 See More
Noun
Finally, all our love and fellowship go out to the fans supporting us, especially fans of colour who are themselves being attacked simply for existing in this fandom. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 The day will begin with family worship, followed by a free barbecue accompanied by games, music, friendship and fellowship beginning at 11 a.m. Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022 Winters Run Golf Club in Bel Air celebrated 50 years in operation Saturday with golf, music, food and plain olé fellowship. Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2022 Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy live music and community fellowship. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 The genre is typically beloved by people in need of great parties: communities on the margins of society, looking for escape and fellowship. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022 To be board eligible, a medical school graduate must complete a residency or fellowship for three to seven years, apply, take an exam and meet other requirements. Thomas Derosa, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Graduates of the institute’s Publius fellowship and similar programs end up in a wide array of Washington roles. Isaac Stanley-becker, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 Friendship and fellowship is something special and wonderful. Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022 Verb
Bring your favorite breakfast dish to share and enjoy this time to fellowship with your church family. Becca Martin-brown, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 But, with both of those gatherings based in Los Angeles, there wasn’t a similar opportunity for Black women to fellowship in New York City — and there certainly wasn’t an event catered specifically to the Broadway community. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 June 2022 Digital Grow Groups are made up of five or more people who gather weekly via Zoom to discuss sermons, the bible and just to fellowship and talk about life! Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2021 After the rosary, the guests and dancers fellowship with food and warm drinks. Carmina Tiscareño, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2020 As a young orthopedic surgeon traveling to fellowship training in Philadelphia, I was stopped by a New Jersey state trooper. WSJ, 8 June 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English felaweschipe, going back to Old English fēolagscipe, from fēolaga fellow + -scipe -ship
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Phrases Containing fellowship
Kids Definition
fellowship
noun
fel·low·ship ˈfe-lō-ˌship
1
: friendly relationship existing among persons
2
: a group with similar interests
fellowship 1 of 2
noun
1
as in communion
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens seeking help at the center Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- communion
- friendship
- solidarity
- unity
- rapport
- rapprochement
- empathy
- harmony
- companionship
- sympathy
- agreement
- togetherness
- understanding
- oneness
- concord
- affinity
- amity
- reciprocity
- friendliness
- symbiosis
- chumminess
- accord
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- alienation
- estrangement
- disaffection
- distance
- coldness
- enmity
- hostility
- animosity
- spite
- antagonism
- rancor
- bitterness
- cold shoulder
- jaundice
- antipathy
- disgruntlement
- iciness
2
as in institute
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 & Similar Words
- institute
- organization
- association
- institution
- brotherhood
- society
- fraternity
- chamber
- council
- group
- consortium
- college
- community
- board
- commune
- collective
- guild
- league
- club
- chapter
- team
- congress
- partnership
- cadre
- gild
- sodality
- alliance
- cooperative
- circle
- coalition
- camp
- order
- clan
- party
- membership
- crew
- clique
- sisterhood
- squad
- body
- local
- faithful
- coterie
- bloc
- branch
- confederacy
- sorority
- set
- band
- gang
- junta
- klatch
- cabal
- fold
- conspiracy
- outfit
- cartel
- combine
- ring
- syndicate
- klatsch
- lot
- junto
- camarilla
- camorra
3
as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support this music festival would not have been a success without the fellowship of many people in the community Synonyms & Similar Words
- friendship
- brotherhood
- amity
- neighborliness
- generosity
- good-fellowship
- community
- camaraderie
- companionship
- goodwill
- cordiality
- comradeship
- benevolence
- friendliness
- communion
- collegiality
- charity
- kindliness
- harmony
- kindness
- gemütlichkeit
- cordialness
- comity
- bonhomie
- rapport
- concord
- tolerance
- rapprochement
- empathy
- sympathy
- civility
- company
- affinity
- philanthropy
- altruism
- unselfishness
- selflessness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hatred
- enmity
- ill will
- hostility
- venom
- intolerance
- animosity
- malevolence
- antagonism
- hate
- malice
- rancor
- disfavor
- antipathy
- belligerency
- incivility
- quarrelsomeness
- querulousness
4
as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear Synonyms & Similar Words
- fraternity
- brotherhood
- profession
- community
- corps
- association
- vocation
- society
- federation
- sodality
- organization
- guild
- calling
- club
- gild
5
as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions the fellowship that exists among members of a college fraternity Synonyms & Similar Words
- brotherhood
- friendship
- community
- camaraderie
- companionship
- comradeship
- society
- intimacy
- company
- generosity
- comradery
- familiarity
- harmony
- compassion
- amity
- goodwill
- empathy
- cordiality
- comity
- rapport
- benevolence
- concord
- friendliness
- affinity
- sympathy
- affection
- love
- civility
- devotion
- kindliness
- charity
- nearness
- chumminess
- fondness
- inseparability
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loneliness
- lonesomeness
- forlornness
fellowship
2 of 2verb
as in to receive
Synonyms & Similar Words
- receive
- welcome
- enter
- admit
- take
- entertain
- confirm
- ratify
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bar
- reject
- ban
- refuse
- dismiss
- decline
- exile
- disallow
- disapprove
- ostracize
- throw out
- expel
- banish
- blackball
- deport
- blacklist
- oust