James
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- proper noun
- /dʒeɪmz/
- Literature
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- In addition to this one on James, he wrote essays on Stendhal and Huysmans.
I I just knew it that going to play Saint James was really, really hard.
- I I just knew it that going to play Saint James was really, really hard.
Examples
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So it's the three apostles, Peter, James and and John.
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Prayers were said by a Calvinist minister, after which James gave a speech explaining his actions.
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For example, the James River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Mary, along with James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi, emerged as one of Georgia's venerable founders.
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One of the key figures in the New Testament is the Apostle James, who is recognized as its author.
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The teachings of James emphasize faith and action as fundamental to living a Christian life.
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In the New Testament, James is noted for his leadership among the early Christians in Jerusalem.
Synonyms
One of Jesus's twelve followers, brother of John, traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
A New Testament follower of Jesus who is John’s brother and is said to have written the letter James
One of Jesus's twelve followers who is John's brother and traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
A follower of Jesus who is the brother of John and who is believed to have written the letter James
A short New Testament book that teaches about faith and how to live
Compounds
- Literature
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An English translation of the Bible first published in 1611, known for beautiful language and its influence
One of Jesus's twelve followers, brother of John, traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
One of Jesus's twelve followers who is John's brother and traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
Surface Forms
Etymology
James comes from the older name Jacob, from the Hebrew Ya'akov, which means 'heel-grabber' or 'supplanter'. In the Bible story Jacob was born holding his brother's heel, so the disciple and the book share this old, memorable biblical name.