rubric

Meaning

Noun

1. A heading in a book highlighted in red.
2. A title of a category or a class.
3. The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
4. An established rule or custom; a guideline.
5. A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
6. A flourish after a signature.
7. Red ochre.

Adj

1. Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics.
2. Of or relating to the rubric or rubrics; rubrical.

Verb

1. To adorn with red; to redden.
2. To organise or classify into rubrics

Synonyms

heading

title

category

column

gloss

statute title

headline

headnote

headpiece

headword

injunction

instruction

instructions

lemma

letterhead

red

ritual

ruddle

rule

rules

tradition

red ochre

custum

categorization

heading title

designation

direction

general rule

guideline

header

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹuːbɹɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rubriche

In summary

From Middle English rubriche, rubrike, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rūbrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.