rubricate

• Verbe désuet signifiant marquer ou colorer en rouge, notamment dans les manuscrits ou textes liturgiques ; ajouter des rubriques.

An archaic verb meaning to mark or color with red, especially in manuscripts or liturgical texts; to add rubrics.

1. Mark as a red-letter dayC2formal

   To designate a day in the church calendar as a red-letter day, typically to honor a saint.

   Marquer comme jour de fête

   • The council voted to rubricate the feast of Saint Francis.
   • Many saints' days were rubricated in the medieval calendar.
   • The bishop decided to rubricate the anniversary of the cathedral's consecration.

2. Provide with rubricsC2formal

   To furnish with rubrics or to regulate according to a set of rules or instructions.

   Pourvoir de rubriques

   • The new guidelines rubricate the entire liturgical process.
   • The manual rubricates each step of the ceremony.
   • They rubricated the document to ensure compliance with church law.

   Synonymesentitleheadlabeltitle

3. Decorate with red lettersC2formalart

   To adorn a manuscript with letters painted in red, especially for emphasis or decoration.

   Rubriquer

   • The scribe rubricated the initial letters of each chapter.
   • Illuminated manuscripts were often rubricated by skilled artisans.
   • He spent hours rubricating the text to make it more visually striking.

4. Sign with a markC2formal

   To sign a document with a mark instead of a full name, often due to illiteracy.

   Signer d'une marque

   • Unable to write, he rubricated the contract with an X.
   • Many peasants rubricated legal documents in the Middle Ages.
   • The witness rubricated the will with his mark.