Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.
Isa. xvii. 1.
Syn. -- Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; destructive;
baneful; wasteful; mischievous.
-- Ru"in*ous*ly (#), adv. -- Ru"in*ous*ness, n.
Rukh (?), n. [Srr Roc.] 1. The roc.
2. (Zoöl.) A large bird, supposed by some to be the same as the extinct
Epiornis of Madagascar. [Obs.]
Rul"a*ble (?), a. That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or
conformable to rule. Bacon.
Rule (?), n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. régle, fr. L.
regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to
direct. See Right, a., and cf. Regular.] 1. That which is prescribed or
laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a
specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a
prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules
governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of
cricket.
We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most
exact rules for the government of our lives.
Tillotson.