James Definition

jāmz
noun
A masculine name: dim. Jamie, Jim, Jimmy; fem. Jamie.
Webster's New World
One of the twelve Apostles, Zebedee's son and brother of John: his day is July 25
Webster's New World
One of the twelve Apostles, Alphaeus's son: his day is May 3
Webster's New World
A brother of Jesus: Gal. 1:19; also, a book of the New Testament sometimes ascribed to him.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • King James I
  • King James
  • james i
  • jesse-james
  • james river
  • James IV
  • james ii
  • william james
  • henry james
  • St. James the Apostle
  • Saint James the Apostle
  • St. James
  • Saint James
  • Epistle of James
pronoun

(biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

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One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.

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An English patronymic surname​.

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Other Word Forms of James

Noun

Singular:
James
Plural:
jameses

Origin of James

  • The English New Testament form of Jacob, from Old French James, from Late Latin Iacomus, dialect variant of Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iacōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iacōb), from Classical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).

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