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  • noun Alternative spelling of fellow man.

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  • For both, the happiness of the individual was bound up with his willingness to help his fellowman, that is, with his development of a capacity for sympathy, or fellow-feeling, or benevolence, as it was variously called.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas WILLIAM A. MADDEN 1968

  • I don't know a lot about the Muslim faith, but somehow, I doubt that either up or down to help your fellowman is a top priority.

    Collecting My Thoughts 2008

  • I don't know a lot about the Muslim faith, but somehow, I doubt that either up or down to help your fellowman is a top priority.

    Collecting My Thoughts 2008

  • Many of us will find alternative ways of healing ourselves, help our fellowman to have good healthcare and yet dont 'burden our country and future generations.

    GOP senator blasts Dems health care proposals 2009

  • There is one thing greater — love of man for his fellowman.

    THEFT 2010

  • We want our fellowman to be in good health, have good healthcare, and yet we don't want our country to be so burdened by the high cost of healthcare.

    GOP senator blasts Dems health care proposals 2009

  • Is that any more than the duty any man owes to his fellowman?

    THEFT 2010

  • They fought hard to the end to help their fellowman (no matter what their status in life was) and hopefully their legacy will continue with their children, grandchildren, etc.

    Body of Sen. Kennedy arrives at Capitol 2009

  • Ah, the concerned communist looking out for the rights of their fellowman.

    Hadassah Lieberman under attack over industry ties 2009

  • When man appears before the Throne of Judgment, the first question he is asked is not, "Have you believed in God," or "Have you prayed and performed ritual acts," but "Have you dealt honorably, faithfully in all your dealings with your fellowman?"

    Elissa Altman: Answering to a Higher Authority: Ethics and the Kosher Butcher 2010

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