Sounds | jhey'mz | |
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Rhymes | names |
Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonym | James IV | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Member of | Stuart | The royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714 |
Meaning | The last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701). | |
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Synonym | James II | |
Instance of | King of England, King of Great Britain | The sovereign ruler of England |
Member of | Stuart | The royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714 |
Catalan | Jaume II |
Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonyms | James I, King James, King James I | |
Instance of | King of England, King of Great Britain | The sovereign ruler of England |
Member of | Stuart | The royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714 |
Catalan | Jaume I |
Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonym | Jesse James | |
Instance of | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
Spanish | Jesse James | |
Catalan | Jesse James |
Meaning | United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910). | |
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Synonym | William James | |
Instance of | philosopher | A specialist in philosophy |
psychologist | A scientist trained in psychology | |
Spanish | James, William James | |
Catalan | James, William James | |
Adjectives | Jamesian | of or relating to or characteristic of William James or his philosophy or his teachings |
Meaning | writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916). | |
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Synonym | Henry James | |
Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
Spanish | Henry James, James | |
Catalan | Henry James, James | |
Adjectives | Jamesian | of or relating to or characteristic of Henry James or his writing |
Meaning | (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament. | |
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Synonyms | Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle | |
Category | New Testament | The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation |
Instance of | Apostle | (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel |
saint | A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization | |
Spanish | Jaime, San Jaime Apóstol, San Jaime, Santiago Apóstol, santiago, Santiago | |
Catalan | Saint James, santiago, Santiago, Sant Jaume |
Meaning | A river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads. | |
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Synonym | James River | |
Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
Part of | Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
Meaning | A river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri. | |
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Synonym | James River | |
Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
Part of | North Dakota, Peace Garden State, ND, N.D. | A state of north central United States bordering on Canada |
South Dakota, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, SD, S.D. | A state in north central United States | |
Spanish | James |
Meaning | A New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle. | |
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Synonym | Epistle of James | |
Instance of | Epistle | A book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle |
Part of | New Testament | The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation |
Catalan | Epístola de Sant Jaume |
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