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# ruinous

adjective (no forms)

«ruinous» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ruinous means fallen to pieces, in ruins: a ruinous castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ruinous/#m1)
2. Ruinous also means causing great loss or damage, very costly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ruinous/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, an old castle or building is in ruins and is haunted; in lessons it describes something in ruins or badly damaged

### Examples

- It was a ruinous old castle, haunted by spirits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ruinous/#x1)
- The balcony was in a very ruinous state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ruinous/#x2)
- The repairs would be ruinous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ruinous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

The prophets use "ruinous heap" to describe cities that God allows to be destroyed for their sins.

**Interpretation.** The prophets teach that cities fall because of wrongdoing, but many also promise they will be rebuilt.

### Examples

- Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. (Prophets ISA.17.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruinous/#x1)
- Surely none shall put forth his hand to a ruinous heap, neither because of these things shall help come in one's calamity, (Writings JOB.30.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruinous/#x2)
- Long ago I made it, in ancient times I fashioned it; now have I brought it to pass, yea, it is done; that fortified cities should be laid waste into ruinous heaps. (Prophets ISA.37.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruinous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ruinous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ruinous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ruinous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ruinous.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ruinous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruinous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ruinous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ruinous.html) on Mova free.