fellowship

Plural: fellowships

Noun

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
  • "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
• the state of being with someone
• money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research
• A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
• Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
• A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
• A merit-based scholarship.
• A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
• A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
• The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.

Verb

• To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
• To join in fellowship; to associate with.

Examples

• After she got married, she stopped fellowshipping with the singles in our church.
• The Bishop's family fellowshipped the new converts.
• The Fellowship of the Ring
• The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
• The megachurch he attends is too big for making personal connections, so he also fellowships weekly in one of the church's small groups.
• The Society of Religious Snobs refused to fellowship the poor family.

Synonyms

companionship, company, family, society, postdoc