fellowman
Americannoun
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fellowmen
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fellowman
First recorded in 1750–60
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One Raymond Briez, 29, underwent last week his 101st transfusion by which he gave a quart of his blood to save the life of a fellowman.
From Time Magazine Archive
He felt that God would not let him perish by the sword if he did not live by the sword, and he had a deep sense of duty to his fellowman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The man who is honest in his dealings with his fellowman has a subsidy which money cannot buy.
From Dollars and Sense by William Crosbie Hunter
Our privilege is to live right, and live according to the teachings of the Bible, to treat our fellowman right.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
He was a likeable man, generous, and known to be such, always doing his fellowman a good turn.
From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by F. C. Grable
In 1984, the Alabama Supreme Court defined moral turpitude as “an act of baseness, vileness or depravity in the private and social duties which a man owes to his fellowmen or to society in general.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2016
But a mysterious blond man who has haunted him all these years, takes him for an automobile ride and explains that Arthur must love his fellowmen; that the future of humanity is divinity.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when Lachlen discovers that he is doomed, he decides that all this friendliness was merely pity, and with proud fury he again rejects his fellowmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
We pray that Thy spirit will help us to use this day for Thy glory and for the good of our fellowmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wondered what criterion people used when they applied the tags “good” and “bad” to their fellowmen.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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