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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024James ( jāmz),USA pronunciation n. - Bible, BiographicalAlso called James′ the Great′. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21.
- Bible, Biographicalthe person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus: probably the author of the Epistle of St. James.
- Bible, BiographicalAlso called James′ the Less′. ("James the son of Alphaeus'') one of the 12 apostles. Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18;
Luke 6:15. - Biographical Alice, 1848–92, U.S. diarist, sister of Henry and William James.
- Biographical Daniel, Jr. ("Chappie''), 1920–78, U.S. Air Force officer: first black general.
- Biographical Henry, 1811–82, U.S. philosopher and author (father of Henry and William James).
- Biographical Henry, 1843–1916, U.S. novelist and critic in England (brother of William James).
Jesse (Wood•son) (wŏŏd′sən),USA pronunciation 1847–82, U.S. outlaw and legendary figure.- Biographical Will, 1892–1942, U.S. author and illustrator.
- Biographical William, 1842–1910, U.S. psychologist and pragmatist philosopher (brother of Henry James).
- Place Namesa river flowing E from the W part of Virginia to Chesapeake Bay. 340 mi. (547 km) long.
- Place Namesa river flowing S from central North Dakota through South Dakota to the Missouri River. 710 mi. (1143 km) long.
- Bibleone of the books of the New Testament. Abbr.: Jas.
- a male given name.
- Vulgar Latin *Jacomus, for *Jacobus, alteration of Late Latin Jacōbus Jacob; compare Spanish Jaime, Italian Giacomo
- Old French
- Middle English Jame(s)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Gibbs (gibz),USA pronunciation n. - James, 1682–1754, Scottish architect and author.
- Josiah Willard, 1839–1903, U.S. physicist.
Oliver Wol•cott (wŏŏl′kət),USA pronunciation 1822–1908, U.S. chemist and educator.- Sir Philip, 1877–1962, English journalist and writer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: James /dʒeɪmz/ n - 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
- 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)
- 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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