fellowship

¹fel·low·ship

noun \ˈfe-lə-ˌship, -lō-\

Definition of FELLOWSHIP

1

: companionship, company

2

a : community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience b : the state of being a fellow or associate

3

: a company of equals or friends : association

4

: the quality or state of being comradely

5

obsolete : membership, partnership

6

a : the position of a fellow (as of a university) b : the stipend of a fellow c : a foundation for the providing of such a stipend

Examples of FELLOWSHIP

1. traditions that bind us together in fellowship
2. <the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens at the center>

First Known Use of FELLOWSHIP

before 12th century

Related to FELLOWSHIP

Synonyms: communion, rapport, rapprochement

Antonyms: ill will, malevolence, venom

Related Words: accord, agreement, concord, harmony; oneness, solidarity, togetherness, unity; affinity, empathy, sympathy, understanding; amity, chumminess, companionship, friendliness, friendship; reciprocity, symbiosis

Near Antonyms: alienation, disaffection, disgruntlement, estrangement; coldness, cold shoulder, distance, iciness; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, hostility, jaundice, rancor, spite

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Rhymes with FELLOWSHIP

airmanship, athwartship, authorship, battleship, biochip, brinkmanship, censorship, chairmanship, chieftainship, churchmanship, comic strip, consulship, coverslip, crack the whip, dealership, draftsmanship, ego trip, ego-trip, externship, filter tip, fingertip, gamesmanship, grantsmanship, helmsmanship, horsemanship, internship, ladyship, landing strip, leadership, lectureship, listenership, marksmanship, membership, mentorship, microchip, mother ship, motor ship, oarsmanship, overslip, ownership, paper clip, partnership, penmanship, pistol grip, pistol-whip, pogonip, power strip, praetorship, premiership, readership, ridership, rocket ship, rulership, rumble strip, salesmanship, scholarship, seamanship, showmanship, skinny-dip, speakership, sponsorship, sportsmanship, statesmanship, stewardship, studentship, swordsmanship, trusteeship, underlip, upmanship, viewership, weather ship, weather strip, workmanship