1. a set of rules or instructions, especially for conducting a religious service
Usage: often religious context
2. a heading under which something is classified or a category of things
Usage: formal
3. a scoring guide used to evaluate student work or performance
Usage: educational context

Examples

• The priest followed the ancient rubrics during the ceremony.
• Students were evaluated using detailed rubrics for each assignment.
• The essay was organized under several rubrics including introduction, body, and conclusion.
• Teachers developed new rubrics to assess creative writing projects.
• The liturgical rubrics specify when to stand and when to kneel.
• Under the rubrics of science and mathematics, the curriculum was restructured.