1. An authoritative rule of conduct or procedure 
2. An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
   - gloss 
3. Directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) 
4. A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
   - title, statute title 
5. A title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type 
6. Category name
   "it is usually discussed under the rubric of 'functional obesity'"

1. Adorn with ruby red colour

Derived forms: rubricing, rubriced, rubrics

See also: rubricate

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

Encyclopedia: Rubric

• heinousness
• Heinrich Boell
• Heinrich Engelhard Steinway
• Heinrich Hertz
• Heinrich Himmler
• Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
• Heinrich Schliemann
• Heinrich Theodor Boell
• Heinrich von Kleist
• Heinz
• heir
• heir apparent
• heir presumptive
• heir-at-law
• heiress
• heirless
• heirloom
• heirship
• Heisenberg
• Heisenbug
• heist
• Heitor Villa-Lobos
• sticking
• sticking out
• sticking plaster