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Other definitions for Ruth (2 of 3)
a Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.
a book of the Bible bearing her name.
a female given name.
Other definitions for Ruth (3 of 3)
George Herman "Babe", 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.
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How to use ruth in a sentence
Now Attorney General, ruth is creating an FBI task force to investigate serial violent and sexual crimes.
CBS' Silence of the Lambs Sequel Clarice Robs a Unique Franchise of Its Personality | Judy Berman | February 11, 2021 | TimeSome Boomers remember Leachman as ruth, the mother in the 1957-58 season of the TV show “Lassie.”
Celebrating Leachman’s wonderful work, fearless life | Kathi Wolfe | February 5, 2021 | Washington BladePerhaps he saw me as a threat to ruth and was protecting the alpha.
My dog barked at me. What’s going on in that canine skull of his? | John Kelly | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostAs the two men walked off the field, Johnson shook ruth’s hand, and ruth put his arm around Johnson.
The strange, one-of-a-kind political campaign that almost landed Walter Johnson in Congress | Frederic J. Frommer | October 29, 2020 | Washington Postruth was struck by the flu and survived a second time in the postseason.
This Year's World Series Isn't the First Played During a Pandemic. Here's What Happened to Baseball in 1918 | Melissa August | October 23, 2020 | Time
ruth Shady isn't my anything; she is her own, completely original force in archaeology.
Rivers, it had emerged, had told them she was ruth Madoff in disguise, and not to speak to her or approach her when she walked in.
The Kids Who Beat Autism ruth Padawer, The New York Times Magazine At first, everything about L.'s baby boy seemed normal.
The third group came in the 1930s because of Adolf Hitler: Anni Albers, ruth Adler Schnee, Marcel Breuer.
He was probably the biggest sporting hero of the decade—more popular at his peak than even Babe ruth.
He dazzled the eyes and might have had for the asking the heart and hand of Diana Horton—ruth's cousin.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniShe was shorter by a half-head than her darker cousin, and made up in sprightliness what she lacked of ruth's gentle dignity.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael Sabatiniruth advanced towards him, her face grave, her sweet eyes full of pitying concern.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniBut ruth Hilton sprang to the large old window, and pressed against it as a bird presses against the bars of its cage.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskellruth approached him again; again she took him by the arm, seeking to soothe his over-troubled spirit; but again he shook her off.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for ruth (1 of 2)
/ (ruːθ) /
pity; compassion
repentance; remorse
grief or distress
Origin of ruth
1British Dictionary definitions for Ruth (2 of 2)
/ (ruːθ) /
Old Testament
a Moabite woman, who left her own people to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi, and became the wife of Boaz; an ancestress of David
the book in which these events are recounted
George Herman, nicknamed Babe . 1895–1948, US professional baseball player from 1914 to 1935
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Ruth
The great-grandmother of King David, known for her kindness and faithfulness. Not an Israelite herself, she married an Israelite who had come to her country with his family. Ruth's husband died, and her mother-in-law, Naomi, set out to return to the country of the Israelites. Ruth insisted on accompanying Naomi, saying, “ Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge.” In the country of the Israelites, Ruth married Boaz, a rich relative of her dead husband; Boaz had been attracted to Ruth by her generosity. Her story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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