rubricate meaning and definition

RUBRICATE verb

Definition of rubricate (verb)

1. place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
   • "She was rubricated by the pope"
2. furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics
   • "the manuscript is not rubricated"
3. decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red
   • "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
   • synonyms: miniate
4. sign with a mark instead of a name