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ruth (ro̵̅o̅t̸h)

noun

  1. pity; compassion
  2. sorrow; grief; remorse

Etymology: ME reuthe < reowen: see rue

Ruth1 definition

Ruth (ro̵̅o̅t̸h)

noun

  1. a feminine name
  2. Bible
    1. a Moabite widow deeply devoted to her mother-in-law, Naomi, for whom she left her own people to later become the wife of Boaz of Bethlehem
    2. the book that tells her story: abbrev. Rt or Ru

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Heb rut, prob. contr. < re'ut, companion

Ruth2 definition

Ruth (ro̵̅o̅t̸h)

Ruth, Babe (born George Herman Ruth) 1895-1948; U.S. baseball player

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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