United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

[ Syn: ruth , babe ruth , george herman ruth , sultan of swat ]

the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

[ Syn: ruth ]

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; the blind are too often objects of pity

[ Syn: commiseration , pity , pathos ]

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

[ Syn: ruth , book of ruth ]