regula

American  

[reg-yuh-luh] / ˈrɛg yə lə /

noun

plural

regulae

1. (in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.

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Etymology

Origin of regula

1555–65; < Latin rēgula ruler, pattern (akin to rēx king, regere to rule; -ule )

Example Sentences

In 1976, says the report, the department provided a fertilizer company directed by Businessman Louis Luyt, 46, with $15 million in government cash �a direct violation of treasury regula tions.

From Time Magazine Archive

One popular proposal is to create an apolitical board to review all regula tions, set priorities and eliminate much of the confusion and expense of conflicting laws.

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact there was still no Church dogmatic, there being only principles of Christian faith and life, which, however, were taken from the Holy Scriptures and the regula.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

Moreover, it emerges in the same ecclesiastical district where we were first able to show the existence of the apostolic regula fidei.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

The regula of course does not legitimise those writings, but only proves that they are authentic and do not belong to the heretics.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil