James

James
noun
1. 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)
• Syn: ↑James IV
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex
• Member Holonyms: ↑Stuart
2. the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
• Syn: ↑James II
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great Britain
• Member Holonyms: ↑Stuart
3. 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)
• Syn: ↑James I, ↑King James, ↑King James I
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great Britain
• Member Holonyms: ↑Stuart
4. 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)
• Syn: ↑Jesse James
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑criminal, ↑felon, ↑crook, ↑outlaw, ↑malefactor
5. United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
• Syn: ↑William James
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑psychologist, ↑philosopher
6. writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
• Syn: ↑Henry James
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author
7. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
• Topics: ↑New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Apostle, ↑saint
8. a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
• Syn: ↑James River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA
9. a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
• Syn: ↑James River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms:
10. a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
• Syn: ↑Epistle of James
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament

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