Definition of Saint James the Apostle

1. Noun. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament.

Exact synonyms: James, Saint James, St. James, St. James The Apostle
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Apostle, Saint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint James The Apostle

Saint Francis
Saint Francis River
Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Gallen
Saint George
Saint Gregory I
Saint Helena
Saint Helenian
Saint Helenians
Saint Helier
Saint Ignatius
Saint Ignatius' itch
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James
Saint James the Apostle (current term)
Saint Jerome
Saint Joan
Saint John
Saint John's
Saint John's bread
Saint John River
Saint John the Apostle
Saint Johns
Saint Johns River
Saint Joseph
Saint Jude
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lawrence

Literary usage of Saint James the Apostle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other by Church of England (1831)
"Saint James the Apostle. Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. Saint Matthew the Apostle. Saint Michael and all Angels. Saint Luke the Evangelist. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Spanish Painters: Comprehending that Part of Their Biography by A. O'Neil (1833)
"In the Royal Gallery of the Prado. An Ecce Homo. ibid. Mater Dolorosa. ibid. The Holy Family. ibid. Saint James the Apostle. ibid. ..."

3. Memorials of Old Buckinghamshire by Peter Hampson Ditchfield (1901)
"Seeing this reminded me that I had read of a relic possessed by the Scott Murray family called the Hand of Saint James the Apostle, said to have been dug up ..."

4. The Annals of Roger de Hoveden: Comprising the History of England and of by Roger, Roger of Hoveden, Henry Thomas Riley (1853)
"Henry, king of the English, being greatly rejoiced at gaining the hand of Saint James the Apostle, founded the noble abbey of ..."

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