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rubric
noun
1 rubric
An authoritative rule of conduct or procedure.
Roget 697:
precept,
direction,
instruction,
charge;
prescript,
prescription;
recipe,
receipt;
golden rule;
maxim
etc.
496.
rule,
canon,
law,
code,
corpus juris [Lat.],
lex scripta [Lat.],
act,
statute,
rubric,
stage direction,
regulation;
form,
formula,
formulary;
technicality;
canon law;
norm.
order
etc.
(command)
741.
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Roget 75:
class,
division,
category,
categorema†,
head,
order,
section;
department,
subdepartment,
province,
domain.
kind,
sort,
genus,
species,
variety,
family,
order,
kingdom,
race,
tribe,
caste,
sept,
clan,
breed,
type,
subtype,
kit,
sect,
set,
subset;
assortment;
feather,
kidney;
suit;
range;
gender,
sex,
kin.
manner,
description,
denomination,
designation,
rubric,
character,
stamp predicament;
indication,
particularization,
selection,
specification.
similarity
etc.
17.
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2 rubric
An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text.
synonym: gloss.
Dutch: glos
Polish: glosa
3 rubric
Directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book).
4 rubric
A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with.
synonyms: statute title, title.
Roget 564:
nomenclature;
naming
etc.
v.;
nuncupation†,
nomination,
baptism;
orismology†;
onomatopoeia;
antonomasia†.
name;
appelation†,
appelative†;
designation,
title;
heading,
rubric;
caption;
denomination;
by-name,
epithet.
style,
proper name;
praenomen [Lat.],
agnomen†,
cognomen;
patronymic,
surname;
cognomination†;
eponym;
compellation†,
description,
antonym;
empty title,
empty name;
handle to one's name;
namesake.
term,
expression,
noun;
byword;
convertible terms
etc.
522;
technical term;
cant
etc.
563.
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5 rubric
A title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type.
6 rubric
verb
1 rubric
Adorn with ruby red color.
Moby thesaurus: Sefer Torah, Torah, Torah scroll, Virginal, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, act, appellation, appellative, banner, banner head, basis, bill, blood, bracket, branch, breviary, brief, burden, bylaw, canon, capsule, caption, case, caste, category, chapter, church book, clan, class, code, cognomen, commandment, compend, concern, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, convention, decree, denomination, designation, dictate, dictation, dictum, digest, division, draft, drop head, dropline, edict, enactment, epigraph, epitome, essence, estate, euchologion, euchology, farse, focus of attention, focus of interest, form, formality, formula, formulary, general principle, gist, golden rule, grade, group, grouping, guideline, guiding principle, hanger, head, heading, headline, imperative, incarnadine, institution, issue, jump head, jus, kin, label, law, lectionary, legend, legislation, level, lex, litany, living issue, machzor, main point, manual, matter, matter in hand, maxim, measure, meat, memorable, missal, mitzvah, moral, motif, motive, motto, nomen, norm, notable, observable, order, ordinal, ordinance, ordonnance, outline, overline, overview, pandect, pigeonhole, point, point at issue, point in question, pontifical, position, prayer book, precis, predicament, prescript, prescription, principium, principle, problem, question, race, rank, rating, red-letter, regulation, review, ritual, rituale, rubify, ruby, ruddle, ruddy, rule, ruling, running head, running title, scarehead, screamer, section, sept, service book, set, settled principle, shortened version, siddur, skeleton, sketch, spread, spreadhead, standard, standing order, station, status, statute, strain, stratum, streamer, style, subdivision, subgroup, subhead, subheading, subject, subject matter, subject of thought, suborder, substance, subtitle, superscription, survey, syllabus, synopsis, tenet, text, theme, thumbnail sketch, title, title page, topic, topical outline, working principle, working rule ... show more.
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