Definition of: fellowship

(fel′ō·ship) noun
1. The state of being a companion or fellow; association; communion; friendly intercourse: the fellowship of students.
2. The condition of being sharers or partakers; community of interest, condition, or feeling; joint interest or experience: fellowship in prosperity or adversity.
3. A body of persons associated by reason of a community of taste, views, or interests; a company.
4. A position to which graduate members of a college may be elected, carrying with it certain privileges.
5. A foundation, as in a college or university, the income of which is bestowed upon a student, to aid him in pursuing further studies.
6. The rules for determining the shares of partners in the gains or losses of a business; partnership. See synonyms under ACQUAINTANCE, ASSOCIATION, INTERCOURSE.
—v. ·shiped or ·shipped, ·ship·ing or ·ship·ping v.t. To admit to religious fellowship.
—v.i. U.S. To unite with others in fellowship.