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RUTH
Ruth, Book of Ruth
(noun) 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
commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos
(noun) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; “the blind are too often objects of pity”
Ruth
(noun) the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
Ruth, Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat
(noun) United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ruth (uncountable)
(archaic) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy. [from 13th c.]
(now rare) Repentance; regret; remorse. [from 13th c.]
(obsolete) Sorrow; misery; distress. [13th-19th c.]
(obsolete) Something which causes regret or sorrow; a pitiful sight. [13th-17th c.]
Anagrams
• Hurt, Thur, hurt, thru, thur
Etymology
Proper noun
Ruth
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
Synonym: Rth. (abbreviation)
Ruth, the resident of Moab around whom the text centers.
A female given name from Hebrew.
A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
A census-designated place in Trinity County, California, United States.
Usage notes
• The given name was rarely used by non-Jews in the Middle Ages. Taken into regular use by Puritans. Popular from the 1890s to the 1920s, particularly in the USA.
Anagrams
• Hurt, Thur, hurt, thru, thur
Source: Wiktionary
Ruth, n. Etym: [From Rue, v.: cf. Icel. hryggedh, hrygedh.]
1. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. [Poetic] "They weep for ruth." Chaucer. "Have ruth of the poor." Piers Plowman. To stir up gentle ruth, Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth. Spenser.
2. That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful. [Obs.] It had been hard this ruth for to see. Chaucer. With wretched miseries and woeful ruth. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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