Definitions for jamesdʒeɪmz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jamesdʒeɪmz(n.)
Also called James′ the Great′. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21.
Category: Bible, Biography
the person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus. one of the books or epistles of the New Testament ascribed to him.
Category: Bible, Biography
Also called James′ the Less′. (“James the son of Alphaeus”) one of the 12 apostles. Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15.
Category: Bible, Biography
Henry, 1811–82, U.S. philosopher (father of Henry and William James).
Category: Biography
Henry, 1843–1916, U.S. writer in England.
Category: Biography
Jesse (Woodson), 1847–82, U.S. outlaw and legendary figure.
Category: Biography
William, 1842–1910, U.S. psychologist and pragmatist philosopher.
Category: Biography
a river flowing E from the W part of Virginia to Chesapeake Bay. 340 mi. (547 km) long.
Category: Geography (places)
a river flowing S from central North Dakota to the Missouri River. 710 mi. (1143 km) long.
Category: Geography (places)
Jamesdʒeɪmz(n.)
James I, 1566–1625, king of England and Ireland 1603–25; as James VI, king of Scotland 1567–1625 (son of Mary Stuart).
Category: Biography
James II, 1633–1701, king of England, Ireland, and Scotland 1685–88 (son of Charles I of England).
Category: Biography
James III,
Category: Biography
Ref: Stuart, 6 James Francis Edward.
Princeton's WordNet
James, James IV(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)
James, James II(noun)
the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
James, James I, King James, King James I(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)
James, Jesse James(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)
James, William James(noun)
United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
James, Henry James(noun)
writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle(noun)
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
James, James River(noun)
a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
James, James River(noun)
a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
Epistle of James, James(noun)
a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
Wiktionary
James(ProperNoun)
The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
James(ProperNoun)
One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
James(ProperNoun)
popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
James
the name of three disciples of Christ; James, the elder son of Zebedee, by order of the high-priest was put to death by Herod Agrippa; James, the younger son of Alphæus; and James, the brother of the Lord, stoned to death.
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