James (j?mz)n. See Table at Bible.[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin Iacomus, variant of Iac?bus, Iacobus; see Jacob.]James 1, Saint Known as “the Great.” Died ad 44. One of the 12 Apostles. The son of Zebedee and brother of John, he preached in Spain and was martyred on his return to Judea.James 2, Saint Known as “the Just.” Died c. ad 62. Traditionally regarded as the brother of Jesus, the author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament, and the first bishop of Jerusalem.James 3, Saint Known as “the Less.” fl. first century ad. One of the 12 Apostles.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.James (d?e?mz) n1. (Biography) 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 (1983)2. (Biography) 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)3. (Biography) Jesse (Woodson). 1847?82, US outlaw4. (Biography) 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)5. (Biography) 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)6. (Biography) New Testament a. James, James the GreatMJewishRELIGION: apostleRELIGION: saintknown 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 30b. James, James the LessMJewishRELIGION: apostleRELIGION: saintknown as James the Less. one of the twelve apostles, son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: May 3 or Oct 9c. James, James the brother of the LordMJewishRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saintknown as James the brother of the Lord. a brother or close relative of Jesus (Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:19). Feast day: Oct 23d. the book ascribed to his authorship (in full The Epistle of James)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014James (d?e?mz) n. 1. Also called James? the Great?. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21. 2. a. the person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus. b. one of the books or epistles of the New Testament ascribed to him. 3. Also called James? the Less?. ( ?James the son of Alphaeus? ) one of the 12 apostles. Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15. 4. Henry, 1811?82, U.S. philosopher (father of Henry and William James). 5. Henry, 1843?1916, U.S. writer in England. 6. Jesse (Woodson), 1847?82, U.S. outlaw and legendary figure. 7. William, 1842?1910, U.S. psychologist and pragmatist philosopher. 8. a river flowing E from the W part of Virginia to Chesapeake Bay. 340 mi. (547 km) long. 9. a river flowing S from central North Dakota to the Missouri River. 710 mi. (1143 km) long. James (d?e?mz) n. 1. James I, 1566?1625, king of England and Ireland 1603?25; as James VI, king of Scotland 1567?1625 (son of Mary Stuart). 2. James II, 1633?1701, king of England, Ireland, and Scotland 1685?88 (son of Charles I of England). 3. James III, Stuart, James Francis Edward. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.