1. ruling - Noun
2. ruling - Adjective
3. ruling - Verb
5. ruling - Adjective Satellite
of Rule
Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.
Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe men are easily prone to sins of thought. Therefore, He who has formed each heart individually, knowing that the impulse received from the intention constitutes the major element in sin, has ordained that purity in the ruling part of our soul be our primary concern. Basil of Caesarea
Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class. Al Capone
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return. Gore Vidal
As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost. Ernest Renan
The ruling passion strong in death. Dutch Proverb
There are three creatures beyond ruling – a mule, a pig and a woman. Irish Proverb