Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rubric

6 senses of rubric

Sense 1
rubric -- (an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure)
       => rule, prescript -- (prescribed guide for conduct or action)

Sense 2
gloss, rubric -- (an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text)
       => explanation, account -- (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account")

Sense 3
rubric -- (directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book))
       => direction, instruction -- (a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them")

Sense 4
title, statute title, rubric -- (a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools")
       => heading, header, head -- (a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text")

Sense 5
rubric -- (a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type)
       => heading, header, head -- (a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text")
       => title -- (the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles")

Sense 6
rubric -- (category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'")
       => category -- (a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rubric

1 sense of rubric

Sense 1
rubric -- (adorn with ruby red color)
       => rubify -- (make ruby red)