Collins English-English Dictionary

James [ʤeɪmz]

1. 1. n James, 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)

2. 2. n James, Jesse (Woodson). 1847--82, US outlaw

3. 3. n James, James of Holland Park 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)

4. 4. n James, 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)

5. 5. n [New Testament] , known 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 30

6. 6. n , known as James the Less. one of the twelve apostles, son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: May 3 or Oct 9

7. 7. n , known as James the brother of the Lord. a brother or close relative of Jesus (Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:19). Feast day: Oct 23

8. 8. n the book ascribed to his authorship (in full The Epistle of James)

James [ʤeɪmz]

1. 1. n [New Testament] an epistle traditionally ascribed to James, a brother or close relative of Jesus (in full The Epistle of James)