NOUN | person | Ruth, Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat | United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) |
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person | Ruth | the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament | |
feeling | ruth, commiseration, pity, pathos | a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others | |
communication | Ruth, 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 |
Sounds | ruw'th | |
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Rhymes | booth / Booth ... youth: 11 rhymes with uwth... |
Meaning | United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948). | |
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Synonyms | Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat | |
Instance of | ballplayer, baseball player | An athlete who plays baseball |
Spanish | Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Ruth | |
Catalan | Babe Ruth |
Meaning | The great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament. | |
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Instance of | wife, married woman | A married woman |
Catalan | Ruth |
Meaning | A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. | |
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Synonyms | commiseration, pity, pathos | |
Broader | sympathy, fellow feeling | Sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) |
Spanish | compasión, conmiseración, lástima, pena, piedad | |
Catalan | commiseració, compassió, pietat |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | Book of Ruth | |
Instance of | book | A major division of a long written composition |
Part of | Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings | The third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures |
Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people | |
Spanish | Ruth |
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