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ALL meanings of james

James
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  • noun james male given name 1
  • noun james James I. 1
  • noun james Biblical character: disciple 1
  • noun james Biblical text 1
  • noun james 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) 0
  • noun james 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) 0
  • noun james Jesse (Woodson). 1847–82, US outlaw 0
  • noun james P(hyllis) D(orothy), Baroness James of Holland Park. 1920–2014, British detective novelist. Her books include Death of an Expert Witness (1977), Original Sin (1994), and Death in Holy Orders (2001) 0
  • noun james 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) 0
  • noun james 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 0
  • noun james known as James the Less. one of the twelve apostles, son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: May 3 or Oct 9 0
  • noun james 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 0
  • noun james the book ascribed to his authorship (in full The Epistle of James) 0
  • noun james a masculine name: dim. Jamie, Jim, Jimmy; fem. Jamie 0
  • noun james one of the twelve Apostles, Zebedee's son and brother of John: his day is July 25 0
  • noun james one of the twelve Apostles, Alphaeus' son: his day is May 3 0
  • noun james a brother of Jesus: Gal. 1:19; also, a book of the New Testament sometimes ascribed to him 0
  • noun james James I1566-1625; king of England (1603-25) & (as James VI) king of Scotland (1567-1625): son of Mary, Queen of Scots 0
  • noun james James II1633-1701; king of England & (as James VII) king of Scotland (1685-88): deposed: son of Charles I 0
  • noun james Henry1811-82; U.S. writer on religion & philosophy: father of Henry & William 0
  • noun james Henry1843-1916; U.S. novelist, in England: son of Henry and brother of William 0
  • noun james Jesse (Woodson)1847-82; U.S. outlaw 0
  • noun james William1842-1910; U.S. psychologist & philosopher: exponent of pragmatism: son of Henry 0
  • noun james river in Va., flowing from the W part southeast into Chesapeake Bay: 340 mi (547 km) 0
  • noun james river in E N.Dak. & E S.Dak., flowing south into the Missouri: 710 mi (1,143 km) 0
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