Ruth
WordNet

noun


(1)   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
(2)   A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
"The blind are too often objects of pity"
(3)   The great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
(4)   United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
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Etymology


From Ruth the Moabite, of uncertain origin, possibly Hebrew "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth by Puritans.

Proper noun


  1. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  2. Ruth the Moabite, around whom the text centers.
  3. , rarely used by non-Jews in the Middle Ages. Taken into regular use by Puritans .

Quotations

  • And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
  • 1982 Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Fawcett Columbine , 1996, ISBN 0449911594, page 134
    He pictured the woman as dark and Biblical, because of her name: Ruth. Shadowed eyes and creamy skin. Torrents of loose black hair.

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  1. Ruth.
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  1. of biblical origin, variant of Rutt.


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  1. Ruth.
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  1. , the usual modern spelling of Rut.


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  1. , an alternative spelling of Rut.


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