ruth meaning and definition

RUTH noun

Definition of Ruth (noun)

1. United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: commiseration, pathos, pity
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
   • synonyms: Book of Ruth