James

/ʤeɪmz/

/dʒeɪmz/

Other forms: Jameses

Definitions of James

1. noun

   (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
   synonyms: Saint James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James, St. James the Apostle

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   Apostle

   (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

   saint

   a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
2. noun

   a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
   synonyms: Epistle of James

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   Epistle

   a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
3. noun

   a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
   synonyms: James IV

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   Rex, king, male monarch

   a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
4. noun

   the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
   synonyms: James I, King James, King James I

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   King of England, King of Great Britain

   the sovereign ruler of England
5. noun

   the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
   synonyms: James II

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   King of England, King of Great Britain

   the sovereign ruler of England
6. noun

   writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
   synonyms: Henry James

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   author, writer

   a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
7. noun

   United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
   synonyms: William James

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   philosopher

   a specialist in philosophy

   psychologist

   a scientist trained in psychology
8. noun

   United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
   synonyms: Jesse James

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   criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw

   someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
9. noun

   a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
   synonyms: James River

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   river

   a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
10. noun

    a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
    synonyms: James River

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    river

    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)