rubrical
Americanadjective
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reddish; marked with red.
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of, pertaining to, contained in, or prescribed by rubrics, especially liturgical rubrics.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rubrical
1635–45; rubric + -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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According to the rubrical directions given in the British Museum papyrus, the sections were sung by both women together.
From The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir
The rubrical direction at the beginning of the Burial Office in our Prayer Book seems to imply some such provision at the churchyard entrance.
From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter
He seeks relief through the lawful channel of rubrical revision, and is only laughed at for his pains.
From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by Huntington, William Reed
So they went as usual to the full service of the parish church, p. 511where the customs were scrupulously rubrical without being ornate.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Half a century later the famous Gaon Seadiah, also of Sura, issued his Siddūr, in which the rubrical matter is in Arabic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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