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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ruth
pity or compassion.

2.  ruth
sorrow or grief.

3.  ruth
self-reproach; remorse.

4. (n.) Ruth
a Moabite who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.

5.  Ruth
a book of the Bible bearing her name.

6. (n.) Ruth
George Herman (“Babe”), 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.

Definition of 'ruth'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Ruth, Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

2. (noun) Ruth
the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

3. (noun) commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
"the blind are too often objects of pity"

4. (noun) Ruth, Book of 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

Definition of 'ruth'

Webster Dictionary

1. ruth
sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness

2. ruth
that which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight

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