rubric : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rubric	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for rubric
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rubric n an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text Synonym(s): gloss, rubric directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" Synonym(s): title, statute title, rubric a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'" v adorn with ruby red color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rubric \Ru"bric\, n. [OE. rubriche, OF. rubriche, F. rubrique ( cf. it. rubrica), fr. L. rubrica red earth for coloring, red chalk, the title of a law (because written in red), fr. ruber red. See {red}.] That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions. Hence, specifically: (a) A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the date and place of printing; also, the initial letters, etc., when printed in red. (b) (Law books) The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters. --Bell. (c) (Liturgies) The directions and rules for the conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in the plural. All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the rubrics. --Hook. (d) Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed. --Cowper. Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions before Christianity. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rubric \Ru"bric\, v. t. To adorn ith red; to redden; to rubricate. [R.] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rubric \Ru"bric\, Rubrical \Ru"brical\, a. 1. Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics. What though my name stood rubric* on the walls Or plaistered posts, with claps, in capitals? --Pope. 2. Of or pertaining to the rubric or rubrics. [bd]Rubrical eccentricities.[b8] --C. Kingsley.