rubrical

[ roo-bri-kuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

reddish; marked with red.
of, pertaining to, contained in, or prescribed by rubrics, especially liturgical rubrics.

Among the clergy generally ritual observance was neglected and rubrical directions disobeyed.

Such, once more, is the having any sermon beyond the rubrical one.

According to the rubrical directions given in the British Museum papyrus, the sections were sung by both women together.

A side rubrical note, referring to the parts assigned to the populus or people, says, "Populi vox est et cantorum."

Their presence in the meantime is fully accounted for by the adjacent rubrical direction how the lesson is to be introduced: viz.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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