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Definitions for Ruth

[1] pity or compassion.
[2] sorrow or grief.
[3] self-reproach; contrition; remorse.
[4] a Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.
[5] a book of the Bible bearing her name.
[6] a female given name.
[7] George Herman Babe , 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.
[8] pity; compassion
[9] repentance; remorse
[10] grief or distress
[11] 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
[12] George Herman , nicknamed Babe . 1895–1948, US professional baseball player from 1914 to 1935

Words related to Ruth

pity, mercy, regret, penitence, tenderness, sorrow, repentance, grief, sympathy, sadness, remorse

Words nearby Ruth

rusty blackbird, rusty sputum, rut, rutabaga, rutaceous, ruth, ruth, babe, ruthenia, ruthenian, ruthenic, ruthenious

Origin of Ruth

First recorded in 1125–75, ruth is from the Middle English word ruthe, reuthe. See rue1, -th1

Word origin for Ruth

C12: from rewen to rue 1

Synonyms for Ruth

grief, mercy, penitence, pity, regret, remorse, repentance, sadness, sorrow, sympathy, tenderness