ruths

1. United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)Synonyms: Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Ruth, Sultan of Swat

2. the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old TestamentSynonyms: Ruth

3. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of othersExamples: "the blind are too often objects of pity"Synonyms: commiseration, pathos, pity, ruth

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 diedSynonyms: Book of Ruth, Ruth