| ruth | a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married and Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died |
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| ruth | the great-grandmother of King David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament |
| ruth | American professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) |
| ruth | a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others |
| ruth | American anthropologist (1887-1948) |
| ruth | American anthropologist (1887-1948) |
| ruth | United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) |
| ruth | United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) |
| ruth | a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group |
| ruth | British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) |
| ruth | British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) |
| ruth | a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second |