worship and fellowship
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3.7
- noun
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culto y compañerismo
- During the retreat, participants engaged in worship and fellowship activities that deepened their faith and friendships.
Examples
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The church organized a special event for worship and fellowship, promoting unity among all members.
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It would certainly be feasible to have one or two additional sites (preferably a church or oratory, but even a home or other setting) for midweek worship and fellowship.
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We believe that worship and fellowship take place in our youth facility, but leadership takes place on the campus.
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I stay in our church for the worship and fellowship, and I still pray that our pastor and everyone else will wake up!
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On Friday, I met with my local MOPS group for worship and fellowship with other moms.
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Every Sunday, our community gathers for worship and fellowship to strengthen our spiritual bonds.
Antonyms
How Communal
Surface Forms
Morphology
worship + and + fellowship
The meaning is directly compositional: 'worship' (religious devotion) combined with 'fellowship' (friendly companionship) joined by 'and' denotes both collective religious services and the social bonding that accompanies them. This is a straightforward noun coordination pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Worship and fellowship comes from two simple ideas: worship is people gathering to pray or praise together, and fellowship is spending time with others, sharing friendship and food. So the picture of a group meeting to pray and be close explains why it means 'shared religious activity and a close spiritual community'.