dictionary definitions for "james"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  James
      n 1: 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) [syn:
           James, James IV]
      2: the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and
         Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) [syn: James,
         James II]
      3: 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) [syn: James, James I, King James,
         King James I]
      4: 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) [syn: James, Jesse James]
      5: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist
         (1842-1910) [syn: James, William James]
      6: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England
         (1843-1916) [syn: James, Henry James]
      7: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of
         the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: James,
         Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, {St.
         James the Apostle}]
      8: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at
         Hampton Roads [syn: James, James River]
      9: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across
         South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: James, James River]
      10: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
          [syn: Epistle of James, James]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  James \James\ prop. n.
     1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher
        (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James.
  
     Syn: William James.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843,
        died 1916. He was the brother of William James.
  
     Syn: Henry James.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of
        John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament.
  
     Syn: Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River.
  
     Syn: James River.
          [WordNet 1.5]


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