Rubricate Definition
rubricate
- verb
- place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint; "She was rubricated by the pope"
- furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics; "the manuscript is not rubricated"
- decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
- sign with a mark instead of a name
Words that rhyme with rubricate
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