Lexic.us

Definition of Fellowship

1. Noun. An association of people who share common beliefs or activities. "The church welcomed new members into its fellowship"

2. Noun. The state of being with someone. "He enjoyed the society of his friends"

3. Noun. Money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research.

Definition of Fellowship

1. n. The state or relation of being or associate.

2. v. t. To acknowledge as of good standing, or in communion according to standards of faith and practice; to admit to Christian fellowship.

Definition of Fellowship

1. Noun. A company of people that shares the same interest or aim. ¹

2. Noun. A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people. ¹

3. Noun. A merit-based scholarship. ¹

4. Noun. A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research; this may also be called a postdoc. ¹

5. Noun. (medicine) 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. ¹

6. Noun. (Christianity) Spiritual communion with a divine being. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. (non-gloss definition Now only in religious use.) ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To join in fellowship; to associate with. (non-gloss definition Now only in religious use, and chiefly U.S.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fellowship

1. [v -SHIPPED, -SHIPPING, -SHIPS, -SHIPED, -SHIPING]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fellowship

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fellowly fellowman fellowmen fellowred fellows fellowship (current term) fellowshiped fellowshiping fellowshipped fellowshipping

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Literary usage of Fellowship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"The fellowship i= made up of about 1000 people in sympathy with Mr. Mills' thought and preaching, and its object is the general uplift of mankind, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"ful operation of this fellowship and of its ultimata results. 14. This fellowship has already yielded the essentials of an important industrial process. ..."

3. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And the true fellowship hath been lost, and sanctification, and belief, and the righteousness since the apostles' days. For many have had the letter, ..."

4. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And the true fellowship hath been lost, and sanctification, and belief, and the righteousness since the apostles' days. For many have had the letter, ..."

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