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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The rubrical direction entitled "Hymns and Anthems" requires verbal correction, but embodies a wholesome principle.
From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by William Reed Huntington
Externally the ministry should be dignified and rubrical.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
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 Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge
The illuminations before each book, the golden titles, subscriptions, and capitals, are very rich and fresh: the rubrical directions are in bright red at the top and bottom of the pages.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Rev. Hugh Jones subsequently, while on a visit in England, reported to the Bishop of London some things against the rubrical exactness of Commissary Blair.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell
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