ruth

Noun ruth has 4 senses

• ruth(n = noun.person) babe ruth, george herman ruth, sultan of swat - United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948);
is a kind of ballplayer, baseball player

• ruth(n = noun.person) - the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament;
is a kind of married woman, wife

• ruth(n = noun.feeling) commiseration, pathos, pity - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
is a kind of fellow feeling, sympathy

• ruth(n = noun.communication) book of ruth - 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;
is a kind of book
is a part of old testament, hagiographa, ketubim, writings