fellowship
pronunciation
How to pronounce fellowship in British English:
UK [ˈfeləʊʃɪp]
How to pronounce fellowship in American English:
US [ˈfeloʊʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
- the state of being with someone
- money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research
Word Origin
- fellowship (n.)
- c. 1200, feolahschipe "companionship," from fellow + -ship. Sense of "a body of companions" is from late 13c. Meaning "spirit of comradeship, friendliness" is from late 14c. As a state of privilege in English colleges, from 1530s. In Middle English it was at times a euphemism for "sexual intercourse" (carnal fellowship). To fellowship with is to hold communion with; to unite with in doctrine and discipline. This barbarism now appears with disgusting frequency in the reports of ecclesiastical conventions, and in the religious newspapers generally. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848] But Chaucer and Wyclif used it as a verb in Middle English, "to have fellowship with."
Synonym
Example
- 1. Peyton 's zeal made her the inaugural recipient of an mit fellowship for entrepreneurial excellence .
- 2. She established the college and community fellowship , or ccf .
- 3. The first decision brings salvation ; the second brings fellowship .
- 4. We want to be a part of a fellowship .
- 5. And this is no polite and formal fellowship .