james : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: james	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for james
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
James n 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) Synonym(s): James, James IV the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) Synonym(s): James, James II 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) Synonym(s): James, James I, King James, King James I 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) Synonym(s): James, Jesse James United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) Synonym(s): James, William James writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) Synonym(s): James, Henry James (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament Synonym(s): James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads Synonym(s): James, James River a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri Synonym(s): James, James River a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle Synonym(s): Epistle of James, James
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
James (1.) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He was by trade a fisherman, in partnership with Peter (Matt. 20:20; 27:56). With John and Peter he was present at the transfiguration (Matt. 17:1; Mark 9:2), at the raising of Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:37-43), and in the garden with our Lord (14:33). Because, probably, of their boldness and energy, he and John were called Boanerges, i.e., "sons of thunder." He was the first martyr among the apostles, having been beheaded by King Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:1, 2), A.D. 44. (Comp. Matt. 4:21; 20:20-23). (2.) The son of Alphaeus, or Cleopas, "the brother" or near kinsman or cousin of our Lord (Gal. 1:18, 19), called James "the Less," or "the Little," probably because he was of low stature. He is mentioned along with the other apostles (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15). He had a separate interview with our Lord after his resurrection (1 Cor. 15:7), and is mentioned as one of the apostles of the circumcision (Acts 1:13). He appears to have occupied the position of head of the Church at Jerusalem, where he presided at the council held to consider the case of the Gentiles (Acts 12:17; 15:13-29: 21:18-24). This James was the author of the epistle which bears his name.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
James, same as Jacob