James

noun

ˈjāmz 

1

: an apostle, son of Zebedee, and brother of the apostle John according to the Gospel accounts

2

: an apostle and son of Alphaeus according to the Gospel accounts

called also James the Less

3

: a brother of Jesus traditionally held to be the author of the New Testament Epistle of James

4

: a moral lecture addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament see Bible Table

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *Jacomus, alteration of Late Latin Jacobus, Jacob Jacob

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing James

• Court of St. James's
• King James Version

Rhymes for James

• airframes
• disclaims
• exclaims
• inflames
• mainframes
• nicknames
• proclaims
• reclaims
• surnames
• timeframes
• aims
• blames

Kids Definition

James

noun

ˈjāmz 

: a moral lecture addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament see bible