Ruth

¹ American  

[rooth] / ruθ /

noun

1. a Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.

2. a book of the Bible bearing her name.

3. a female given name.

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Ruth ² American  

[rooth] / ruθ /

noun

1. George Herman Babe, 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.

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ruth ³ American  

[rooth] / ruθ /

noun

1. pity or compassion.

   Synonyms:

   sympathy, mercy

   Antonyms:

   cruelty

2. sorrow or grief.

3. self-reproach; contrition; remorse.

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ruth ¹ British  

/ ruːθ /

noun

1. pity; compassion

2. repentance; remorse

3. grief or distress

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Ruth ² British  

/ ruːθ /

noun

1. Old Testament

   1. 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

   2. the book in which these events are recounted

2. George Herman , nicknamed Babe . 1895–1948, US professional baseball player from 1914 to 1935

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Ruth Cultural  

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of ruth

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English ruthe, reuthe; rue ¹, -th ¹

Example Sentences

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From The Verge

Bert was truly an exceptional man not with standing ruth's view.

From New York Times

Give me the truth, Give me that colored whiteness, ancient youth, Complex and simple, seen in joy and ruth.

From Project Gutenberg

It was no more softened by ruth or pity than the others were; the laughing eyes mocked me, the lip curled as with a jest.

From Project Gutenberg

"They talk religion in their mouth; They talk o' mercy, grace, an' truth, For what? to gie their malice skouth On some puir wight, An' hunt him down, o'er right an' ruth, To ruin straight."

From Project Gutenberg