Ruth

Ruth ¹

 (ro͞oth)

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

 (ro͞oth)

n.

See Table at Bible.

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[After Ruth.]

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ruth

 (ro͞oth)

n. Archaic

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 hrēow, sorrow, regret).]

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ruth

(ruːθ)

n

1. pity; compassion

2. repentance; remorse

3. grief or distress

[C12: from rewen to rue¹]

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Ruth

(ruːθ)

n

1. (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. (Biography) George Herman, nicknamed Babe. 1895–1948, US professional baseball player from 1914 to 1935

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ruth

(ruθ)

n.

1. pity or compassion.

2. sorrow or grief.

3. self-reproach; remorse.

[1125–75; Middle English ruthe, reuthe. See rue¹, -th¹]

Ruth

(ruθ)

n.

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

2. a book of the Bible bearing her name.

Ruth

(ruθ)

n.

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

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ruth

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

See also related terms for pity.

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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

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Translations

compassionepietà