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. a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

    [ Syn: epistle of james , james ]

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

    [ Syn: james , james ii ]

  4. 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 ]

  5. 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 ]

  6. United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

    [ Syn: james , william james ]

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

    [ Syn: james , henry james ]

  8. (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 ]

  9. a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

    [ Syn: james , james river ]

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

    [ Syn: james , james river ]

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