Ruths

'Ruths'

[ruth.n.01] as in: United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

'Ruths'

[ruth.n.02] as in: the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

'Ruths'

[commiseration.n.01] as in: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

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Examples:
the blind are too often objects of pity

'Ruths'

[ruth.n.04] as in: 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