Meaning & Definition of Ruth in English
English⟶
Ruth
/ruθ/
noun
1. United states professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
synonym:
- Ruth,
- Babe Ruth,
- George Herman Ruth,
- Sultan of Swat
2. The great-grandmother of king david whose story is told in the book of ruth in the old testament
synonym:
- Ruth
3. A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- "The blind are too often objects of pity"
synonym:
- commiseration,
- pity,
- ruth,
- pathos
4. 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
synonym:
- Ruth,
- Book of Ruth