Word Definition

Fellowship

  1. A state of being together; companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest.
  2. The rule for dividing profit and loss among partners; -- called also partnership, company, and distributive proportion.
  3. Those associated with one, as in a family, or a society; a company.
  4. The state or relation of being or associate.
  5. Companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; frequent and familiar intercourse.
  6. To acknowledge as of good standing, or in communion according to standards of faith and practice; to admit to Christian fellowship.
  7. A foundation for the maintenance, on certain conditions, of a scholar called a fellow, who usually resides at the university.