James
Also called James the Great . one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matthew 4:21.
the person identified in Galatians 1:19 as a brother of Jesus: probably the author of the Epistle of St. James.
Also called James the Less ."James the son of Alphaeus", one of the 12 apostles. Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15.
Alice, 1848–92, U.S. diarist, sister of Henry and William James.
C(yril) L(ionel) R(obert), 1901–89, Trinidadian author, historian, and political activist.
Daniel, Jr. "Chappie", 1920–78, U.S. Air Force officer: first Black general.
Henry, 1811–82, U.S. philosopher and author (father of Henry and William James).
Henry, 1843–1916, U.S. novelist and critic in England (brother of William James).
Jesse (Wood·son) [wood-suhn], /ˈwʊd sən/, 1847–82, U.S. outlaw and legendary figure.
Will, 1892–1942, U.S. author and illustrator.
William, 1842–1910, U.S. psychologist and pragmatist philosopher (brother of Henry James).
a river flowing east from the western part of Virginia to Chesapeake Bay. 340 miles (547 km) long.
a river flowing south from central North Dakota through South Dakota to the Missouri River. 710 miles (1,143 km) long.
one of the books of the New Testament. Abbreviation: Jas.
a male given name.
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How to use James in a sentence
But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTrue, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
This leads him to some James Frey-style mythmaking of his own.
James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.James Pulteney, a wealthy English baron, died; whose income was $250,000 per annum.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut Mr. Thompson (afterwards Sir James), the beau, was in the chair, and thought there had been talking enough.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowJames Otis recovered from a temporary fit of insanity only to grow strangely suspicious of Samuel Adams.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerThere, too, was James Duane, with never so great need of his "surveying eye" to enable him to size up the situation.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker
British Dictionary definitions for James
/ (dʒeɪmz) /
Clive. born 1939, Australian journalist, critic and broadcaster. His books include the memoirs Unreliable Memoirs (1980) and North Face of Soho (2006) and the novel Brilliant Creatures (1983)
Henry 1843–1916, British novelist, short-story writer, and critic, born in the US Among his novels are Washington Square (1880), The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Bostonians (1886), The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903), and The Golden Bowl (1904)
Jesse (Woodson). 1847–82, US outlaw
P (hyllis) D (orothy), Baroness James of Holland Park. born 1920, British detective novelist. Her books include Death of an Expert Witness (1977), Original Sin (1994), and Death in Holy Orders (2001)
William, brother of Henry James. 1842–1910, US philosopher and psychologist, whose theory of pragmatism is expounded in Essays in Radical Empiricism (1912). His other works include The Will to Believe (1897), The Principles of Psychology (1890), and The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)
New Testament
known as James the Great. one of the twelve apostles, a son of Zebedee and brother to John the apostle (Matthew 4:21). Feast day: July 25 or April 30
known as James the Less. one of the twelve apostles, son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: May 3 or Oct 9
known as James the brother of the Lord. a brother or close relative of Jesus (Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:19). Feast day: Oct 23
the book ascribed to his authorship (in full The Epistle of James)
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