noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfɛl.ə(ʊ).ʃɪp/
General-American:/ˈfɛl.ə.ʃɪp/
General-American:/ˈfɛl.oʊ.ʃɪp/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
India:/feˈloː.ʃɪp/
India:/ˈfel.loː.ʃɪp/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The Fellowship of the Ring
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A merit-based scholarship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: education
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: education
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postdoc
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Topics: arithmetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The Bishop's family fellowshipped the new converts.
The Society of Religious Snobs refused to fellowship the poor family.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To join in fellowship; to associate with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, especially, intransitive
Qualifier: now chiefly religious
Examples
The megachurch he attends is too big for making personal connections, so he also fellowships weekly in one of the church's small groups.
After she got married, she stopped fellowshipping with the singles in our church.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family
the church welcomed new members into its fellowship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: family
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: association
Narrower terms: koinonia
11
noun
Meaning 11
money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aid, economic aid, financial aid, prize, award
12
noun
Meaning 12
the state of being with someone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he missed their company
he enjoyed the society of his friends
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: company, companionship, society
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: friendship, friendly relationship
Narrower terms: freemasonry
History
Etymology
From Middle English felowschipe, felawshipe, felaȝschyp, equivalent to fellow + -ship; or perhaps adapted from Old Norse félagskapr, félagsskapr (“fellowship”). Compare Icelandic félagsskapur (“companionship, company, community”), Danish fællesskab (“fellowship”), Norwegian fellesskap (“fellowship”), and Old Swedish fælaghskap (“fellowship”)
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
задруга
(zadruga)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Bulgarian:
дружина
(družina)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Danish:
fællesskab
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Danish:
kammeratskab
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Dutch:
gezelschap
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Dutch:
genootschap
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Esperanto:
kunularo
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
French:
confrérie
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
French:
fraternité
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
German:
Gemeinschaft
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
German:
Kameradschaft
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃
(gamaindūþs)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Greek:
συντροφιά
(syntrofiá)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Greek:
αδελφότητα
(adelfótita)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Ancient Greek:
κοινωνία
(koinōnía)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Hebrew:
חברותא
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Hindi:
अनुयायी
(anuyāyī)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Indonesian:
persekutuan
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Italian:
fratellanza
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Kapampangan:
pamiabe
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Malayalam:
കൂട്ടായ്മ
(kūṭṭāyma)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Malayalam:
സഖ്യം
(sakhyaṁ)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Middle English:
felawerede
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Middle English:
felaweschipe
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Norwegian Bokmål:
fellesskap
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Polish:
asysta
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Polish:
asystencja
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Portuguese:
irmandade
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Russian:
това́рищество
(továriščestvo)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Russian:
бра́тство
(brátstvo)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Russian:
содру́жество
(sodrúžestvo)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Russian:
соо́бщество
(soóbščestvo)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Spanish:
confraternidad
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Swedish:
gemenskap
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Tagalog:
samahan
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Ottoman Turkish:
یولداشلق
(yoldaşlık)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Ottoman Turkish:
رفیقلق
(refiklik)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Ukrainian:
товари́ство
(tovarýstvo)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Ukrainian:
бра́тство
(brátstvo)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Yiddish:
חבֿרותא
(khavruse)
— Company of people that shares the same interest or aim
Bulgarian:
дружба
(družba)
— A feeling of friendship
Bulgarian:
другарство
(drugarstvo)
— A feeling of friendship
Danish:
fællesskab
— A feeling of friendship
Esperanto:
kunuleco
— A feeling of friendship
French:
camaraderie
— A feeling of friendship
Greek:
συναδελφικότητα
(synadelfikótita)
— A feeling of friendship
Hebrew:
חברותא
— A feeling of friendship
Italian:
fratellanza
— A feeling of friendship
Māori:
whakahoahoatanga
— A feeling of friendship
Middle English:
felaweschipe
— A feeling of friendship
Russian:
това́рищество
(továriščestvo)
— A feeling of friendship
Russian:
дру́жба
(drúžba)
— A feeling of friendship
Ukrainian:
брате́рство
(bratérstvo)
— A feeling of friendship
Bulgarian:
изследователска стипендия
(izsledovatelska stipendija)
— A merit-based scholarship
Dutch:
beurs
— A merit-based scholarship
French:
bourse
— A merit-based scholarship
French:
bourse d'étude
— A merit-based scholarship
French:
bourse d'études
— A merit-based scholarship
Greek:
υποτροφία
(ypotrofía)
— A merit-based scholarship
Hungarian:
ösztöndíj
— A merit-based scholarship
Māori:
whakawhiwhinga tūranga
— A merit-based scholarship
Spanish:
beca
— A merit-based scholarship
Ukrainian:
стипе́ндія
(stypéndija)
— A merit-based scholarship
