Meanings
adverbrubrically (not comparable)
- not comparableAccording to a rubric, or religious directions.
Unlike an English, an American congregation is rubrically directed to stand at the Gloria in Excelsis, and as no further intimation is given as to posture at the Blessing, which may rubrically immediately follow, they would be still standing at the pronouncement of the Blessing.
1905, The Church Eclectic
Origin
From rubrical + -ly or rubric + -ally.
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rubrically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubrically
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“rubrically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubrically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubrically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubrically.
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