james meaning and definition

JAMES noun

Definition of James (noun)

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