Meaning of rubricism | Babel Free

Definitions

A pedantic or scrupulous emphasis on following rubrics, that is, written directions and regulations, in celebrating the liturgy.

derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“[…] finally both were wedded to an extreme high-church theory of discipline and doctrine, John Wesley being quite as far gone in this respect in 1735 as Newman himself was in 1835,—and indeed carrying his rigid rubricism and his asceticism very much farther than the Tractarians at any time carried theirs […]”

“Theodor Klauser, author of perhaps the most widely read general account of the project, did not help matters when he described the liturgy of the period from Trent to St Pius X (Pope, 1903–14) in terms of rigid unification […] and rubricism.”

“The earlier rubricism and strict observance of the laws governing valid liturgical celebration, were considered stultifying and obsolete by the Council Fathers.”

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