Rubrical

Rubrical
Rubric Ru"bric, Rubrical Ru"bric*al, a. 1. Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics. [1913 Webster]

What though my name stood rubric on the walls Or plaistered posts, with claps, in capitals? --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. Of or pertaining to the rubric or rubrics. ``Rubrical eccentricities.'' --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]


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  • rubrical — [ro͞o′brə kəl] adj. of, prescribed by, or according to rubrics, esp. liturgical rubrics rubrically adv …   English World dictionary

  • rubrical — adjective see rubric …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rubrical — rubrically, adv. /rooh bri keuhl/, adj. 1. reddish; marked with red. 2. of, pertaining to, contained in, or prescribed by rubrics, esp. liturgical rubrics. [1635 45; RUBRIC + AL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • rubrical — ru·bri·cal …   English syllables

  • rubrical — ru•bri•cal [[t]ˈru brɪ kəl[/t]] adj. rel of, contained in, or prescribed by rubrics, esp. liturgical rubrics • Etymology: 1635–45 ru′bri•cal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • rubrical — /ˈrubrɪkəl/ (say roohbrikuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or enjoined by liturgical rubrics. 2. Obsolete reddish; marked with red. –rubrically, adverb …  

  • rubrical — adjective see rubric II …   Useful english dictionary

  • irrubrical — (ˈ)i, ə, (ˈ)ir, (ˈ)iə+ adjective Etymology: in (I) + rubrical : not rubrical * * * irrubrical, a. (ɪˈruːbrɪkəl) [ir 2.] Not rubrical; contrary to the rubric. Worcester cites Ch. Ob …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rubric — Ru bric, Rubrical Ru bric*al, a. 1. Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics. [1913 Webster] What though my name stood rubric on the walls Or plaistered posts, with claps, in capitals? Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Forty Hours' Devotion — Forty Hours Devotion, also called Quarant Ore or written in one word Quarantore, is a Roman Catholic exercise of devotion in which continuous prayer is made for forty hours before the Blessed Sacrament exposed. It commonly occurs in a succession… …   Wikipedia

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