Definition of RUBRICATE

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
  • To write in the form of a rubric.
  • To create rubrication; to illuminate a manuscript with red letters.

Adj

  • Marked with red.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin rubricatus, past participle of rubricare (“to colour red”). See rubric.

Synonyms

miniate

Scrabble Score: 13

rubricate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rubricate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rubricate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

rubricate is a valid Words With Friends word