fellowship

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɛləʃɪp/ or /ˈfɛləʊʃɪp/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɛləʃɪp/ or /ˈfɛloʊʃɪp/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: fel‧low‧ship

Noun

Singular fellowship

Plural fellowships

1. (countable) A fellowship is a group of people who join together because of a shared purpose or interest.

   After church and the fellowship meal, the Amish like to " visit, " as they call it.

   The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books.

2. (uncountable) Fellowship is a feeling of friendship based on a shared purpose or interest.

   The school offered many opportunities for Christian teaching and social fellowship.

3. (countable) A fellowship is a temporary research job at a university.

   She was awarded a one-year fellowship in science at the University of Bonn.

4. (countable) A fellowship is money given to advanced university students to help them continue their studies.
   • Synonym: scholarship

   He received a fellowship in 1991 to support his studies for a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature.

Related words

• fellow