rubricallyadv.
/ˈrʌbrᵻkli/, /ˈrʌbrᵻkl̩i/, U.S. /ˈrubrək(ə)li/ In accordance with a liturgical rubric.
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rubrically1696
1696 J. Collier Def. Absolution 10 I hope a Form is better than no Form, Especially when it was a Form Rubrically appointed.
1844 Ecclesiologist 3 163 Morning and Evening Prayer ought rubrically to be said in the Chancel.
1883 Times 3 Jan. 6 In my judgment, it is rubrically illegal for a clergyman to make any addition of his own to the notice of Holy Communion required by the rubric.
1936 Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.) 11 Dec. 2/4 The winter novenas always close with the Little Flower mass whenever rubrically permitted.
1987 B. D. Stuhlman Prayer Bk. Rubrics Expanded vi. 141 Rubrically, the post-communion hymn comes before this blessing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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