ruth
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Definition of ruth
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1 : compassion for the misery of another
2 : sorrow for one's own faults : remorse
Ruth
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Definition of Ruth (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : a Moabite woman who accompanied Naomi to Bethlehem and became the ancestress of David
2 : a short narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures — see Bible Table
Ruth
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Definition of Ruth (Entry 3 of 3)
George Herman 1895–1948 Babe Ruth or the Babe American baseball player
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Synonyms: Noun (1)
bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, heart, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, softheartedness, sympathy, warmheartedness
Antonyms: Noun (1)
coldheartedness, hard-heartedness, inhumanity, inhumanness, mercilessness, pitilessness
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