fellowship

[ fel-oh-ship ]
/ ˈfɛl oʊˌʃɪp /

noun

verb (used with object), fel·low·shipped or fel·low·shiped, fel·low·ship·ping or fel·low·ship·ing.

to admit to fellowship, especially religious fellowship.

verb (used without object), fel·low·shipped or fel·low·shiped, fel·low·ship·ping or fel·low·ship·ing.

to join in fellowship, especially religious fellowship.

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Origin of fellowship

First recorded in 1150–1200, fellowship is from the Middle English word felaweshipe. See fellow, -ship

SYNONYMS FOR fellowship

2 comradeship, camaraderie, friendship, society, intimacy.

Words nearby fellowship

fellow traveler, fellow traveller, fellow-servant rule, fellowly, fellowman, fellowship, felly, felo de se, felo-de-se, felon, felonious
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British Dictionary definitions for fellowshipping

fellowship
/ (ˈfɛləʊˌʃɪp) /

noun

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