noun United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948).
— synonyms: Babe_Ruth, George_Herman_Ruth, Sultan_of_Swat
noun the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
— synonyms: commiseration, pity, pathos
noun 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