Found 2 items, similar to ruth.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Ruth Ruth n 1: United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: 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 3: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; “the blind are too often objects of pity” [syn: commiseration, pity, 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 [syn: Book of Ruth]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ruth Ruth \Ruth\ (r[udd]th), n. [From Rue, v.: cf. Icel. hrygg[eth], hryg[eth].] 1. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. [Poetic] “They weep for ruth.” --Chaucer. “Have ruth of the poor.” --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] To stir up gentle ruth, Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It had been hard this ruth for to see. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] With wretched miseries and woeful ruth. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]