Noun Definition

james

1.Definition: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament

Related Noun(s):saint james, saint james the apostle, st. james, st. james the apostle

Category: People

2.Definition: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

Category: General

3.Definition: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

Category: Objects

4.Definition: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

Category: Objects

5.Definition: 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)

Related Noun(s):james iv

Category: People

6.Definition: 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)

Related Noun(s):james i, king james

Category: People

7.Definition: the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

Related Noun(s):james ii

Category: People

8.Definition: 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)

Related Noun(s):jesse james

Category: People

9.Definition: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

Related Noun(s):william james

Category: People

10.Definition: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

Related Noun(s):henry james

Category: People