fellowship

ot noun

1. A company of people that share the same interest or aim. The Fellowship of the Ring
2. Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
3. A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
4. A merit-based scholarship.

fe’l verb

1. 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. The Bishop's family fellowshipped the new converts.
2. To join in fellowship; to associate with. After she got married, she stopped fellowshipping with the singles in our church.