Definition of Rubric. Meaning of Rubric. Synonyms of Rubric

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Definition of Rubric

Rubric
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.
Rubric
Rubric Ru"bric, v. t. To adorn ith red; to redden; to rubricate. [R.] --Johnson.
Rubric
Rubric Ru"bric, Rubrical Ru"bric*al, 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. ``Rubrical eccentricities.' --C. Kingsley.

Meaning of Rubric from wikipedia

- A rubric is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis. The word derives from the Latin: rubrica, meaning...
- The Ontario rubric or the grading system is a rubric system used to mark students in the Ontario provincial school system. The Ontario rubric is typically...
- In the realm of US education, a rubric is a "scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of students' constructed responses" according to James Popham....
- Rubrication is the addition of text in red ink to a m****cript for emphasis. Practitioners of rubrication, so-called rubricators or rubrishers, were specialized...
- Look up rubric in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A rubric is a word or section of text in red for emphasis. Rubric may also refer to: Rubric (academic)...
- The Code of Rubrics is a three-part liturgical do****ent promulgated in 1960 under Pope John XXIII, which in the form of a legal code indicated the liturgical...
- The Rubrics is the oldest building within Trinity College Dublin. Although the exact date is unknown, it was designed and built in c.1700. Today, the...
- Rubric, Inc. is a global language service provider, offering localization and translation services for companies across the technology, software, marketing...
- The term Black Rubric is the po****r name for the declaration found at the end of the "Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper" in the Book of...
- The "Ornaments Rubric" is found just before the beginning of Morning Prayer in the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England. It runs as follows:...