Associations to the word «James»

Wiktionary

JAMES, proper noun. (biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
JAMES, proper noun. One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
JAMES, proper noun. A male given name popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
JAMES, proper noun. An English patronymic surname​.
JAMES BOND, proper noun. A fictional British spy in the novels of Ian Fleming and the motion pictures based on these novels, famous for his suavity, ingenuity, ruthlessness and supply of gadgets.
JAMES BOND, noun. A secret agent of similar ability to the fictional James Bond
JAMES BOND VILLAIN, noun. Alternative form of Bond villain

Dictionary definition

JAMES, noun. 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).
JAMES, noun. The last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701).
JAMES, noun. 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).
JAMES, noun. 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).
JAMES, noun. United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910).
JAMES, noun. Writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916).
JAMES, noun. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament.
JAMES, noun. A river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads.
JAMES, noun. A river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri.
JAMES, noun. A New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope