Definition of james

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Definition of james

• (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. saint james
  2. saint james the apostle
  3. st. james
  4. st. james the apostle
• 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) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. jesse james
• writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. henry james
• a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. james river
• 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) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. james i
  2. king james
  3. king james i
• a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. james river
• 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) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. james iv
• the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. james ii
• United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. william james
• a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. epistle of james

See definition of james in Merriam Webster