Definition of ruth Ruth
/ÉšuËθ/ - [ruth] - ruth
We found 7 definitions of ruth from 3 different sources.
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What does ruth mean?
WordNet
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| ruth - a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died | ||
| Book of Ruth | ||
| hagiographa, ketubim, writings the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures | ||
| ruth - the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament | ||
| ruth - United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) | ||
| Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat | ||
| ruth - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" | ||
| commiseration, pity, pathos | ||
| fellow feeling, sympathy an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- ruth (v.)
Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. - ruth (v.)
That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight.
Part of speech
đ¤- ruth, noun, singular of ruths.
