Ruth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹuːθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ruth is a noun meaning (now rare) Repentance; regret; remorse.
Meaning
(now rare) Repentance; regret; remorse.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
- (obsolete) Sorrow; misery; distress.
- (obsolete) Something which causes regret or sorrow; a pitiful sight.
Example Sentences
[…]under her light eyebrows glimmered an eye devoid of ruth[…].
~1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fall of Arthur He mourned too late In ruth for the rending of the Round Table.
2011, Turisas (Mathias Nygård), Hunting Pirates Scum they are! —Foe of mankind! Clear the sea! —Show no ruth!
It was my fortune to be at Rome, upon a day that one Catena, a notorious high-way theefe, was executed: at his strangling no man of the companie seemed to be mooved to any ruth[…].
Word Forms
- ruths
Synonyms for ruth
Depending on context, synonyms include commiseration, rue, bowels, compassion, empathy, mercy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pity, commiseration, pathos, compassion, beauty, dung.
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