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Definition of "ruth" [ruth]

  • Compassion or pity for another. (noun)
  • Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ruth" in a sentence
  • "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"
  • "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"
  • "So for the sake of him who came to teach mankind in ruth"