1. A title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
   "The rubric at the top of the page caught the reader's attention"
    
2. A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
   "rubric 8 provided federal help for schools";
   - title, statute title
    
3. An authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
   "The company followed strict rubrics for handling customer complaints"
    
4. Directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
   "The priest carefully followed the rubrics during the liturgy"
    
5. An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
   "The medieval manuscript included rubrics in the margins to explain difficult terms";
   - gloss
    
6. A category or class name used for organization
   "it is usually discussed under the rubric of ‘functional obesity’"

1. Adorn with ruby red colour
   "The setting sun rubricked the clouds"

Derived forms: rubrics

Type of: account, category, direction, explanation, head, header, heading, instruction, prescript, rubify, rule, title

Encyclopedia: Rubric