Ruth

Ruth, George Herman Called "Babe." 1895-1948.

American baseball player. A pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1915-1919) and outfielder for the New York Yankees (1920-1935), he hit 714 home runs, played in 10 World Series, and held 54 major-league records. Known as "the Sultan of Swat," he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

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Ruth ¹  (rth)

In the Bible, a Moabite widow who left home with her mother-in-law and went to Bethlehem, where she later married Boaz.

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[Hebrew or Moabite Rût; see rwy in Semitic roots.]

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Ruth ²  (rth)

n. Abbr. Rt or Ru

See Table at Bible.

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[After Ruth.]

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ruth  (rth)

n.

1. Compassion or pity for another.

2. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.

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[Middle English ruthe, from Old Norse hrygdh (influenced by Old English hrow, sorrow, regret).]

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ruth [ruːθ]

n Archaic

1. pity; compassion

2. repentance; remorse

3. grief or distress

[from rewen to rue¹]

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Ruth [ruːθ]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament

a.  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

b.  the book in which these events are recounted

2. (Biographies / Ruth, George Herman (1895-1948) M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: baseball player) George Herman, nicknamed Babe. 1895-1948, US professional baseball player from 1914 to 1935

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ruth, ruthless, ruthful - Ruth, meaning "compassion, pity," is part of ruthless and ruthful.

See also related terms for pity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Ruth - United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat
	2.	Ruth - the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
	3.	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 - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
	4.	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 Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures