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Ruth (given name)
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
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Ruth the Moabite, around whom the text centers.
- , rarely used by non-Jews in the Middle Ages. Taken into regular use by Puritans .
Quotations
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- 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.
Proper noun
- Ruth.
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Proper noun
- of biblical origin, variant of Rutt.
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Proper noun
- Ruth.
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Proper noun
- , the usual modern spelling of Rut.
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Proper noun
- , an alternative spelling of Rut.
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