Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Compassion or pity for another.
- noun Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sorrow; misery; grief.
- noun That which brings ruth; cruel or barbarous conduct.
- noun Sorrow for the misery of another; compassion; pity; mercy; tenderness.
- noun Repentance; regret.
- noun A pitiful sight; a pity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Poetic Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness.
- noun obsolete That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
- noun 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
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- noun United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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April 24th, 2008 4: 20 pm ET woohoo ..... get a clue what state ruth is from before you judge she does not know anything .... perhaps you need to learn the abreviations for the states of the country that you live in before you decide who to vote for
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Griswold in your case I was trying to point out that ruth is going through a difficult time and what you were saying to her isn't
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So for the sake of him who came to teach mankind in ruth
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i am furious after reading the remarks of our clueless supremes. ruth is the only one who was ticked off. you shouldn't have to be female to be outraged by this violation.
The difference between in loco parentis and loco school principals 2009
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But in Spenser "ruth" means sorrow as well as pity, and three weeks after _Childe Harold_ was published, Ali committed a terrible crime, the outcome of an early grief.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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U.S. Pushes Mortgage Deal Nick Timiraos 2011
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Big Banks Face Fines on Role of Servicers Nick Timiraos 2011
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Episode 2: Silent As The Grave « In The Gloaming Podcasts 2009
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Unfortunately active transportation is not an option when you live 30 km from the nearest small town. ruth says:
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brtom commented on the word ruth
"Stark ruth of man his errand that him lone led till that house."
Joyce, Ulysses, 14
January 20, 2007
johnmperry commented on the word ruth
Pity or remorse
September 6, 2008