Definition of ruth
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:compassion for the misery of another
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:sorrow for one's own faults :remorse
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Examples of ruth in a Sentence
listening to your flippant comments about the homeless, I wonder if you have any ruth
Origin and Etymology of ruth
Middle English ruthe, from ruen to rue
ruth Synonyms
Synonyms
bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, heart, softheartedness, sympathy, warmheartednessAntonyms
coldheartedness, hard-heartedness, inhumanity, inhumanness, mercilessness, pitilessnessRelated Words
feelings, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity; affection, love, regard; affinity, empathy, rapport; altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, generosity, goodwill, humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, philanthropyNear Antonyms
callousness, coldness, disinterest, indifference, unconcern; cruelty, harshness; animosity, antipathy, dislike, hatred, hostilityRuth
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Definition of Ruth
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:a Moabite woman who accompanied Naomi to Bethlehem and became the ancestress of David
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:a short narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures — see Bible Table
Origin and Etymology of ruth
Ruth
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biographical name
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Definition of Ruth
George Herman 1895–1948 Babe Ruth or the Babe American baseball player
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