rubricist
(ˈruːbrɪsɪst)
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
1. One (excessively) devoted to the observance of liturgical rubrics; one who adheres strictly to the letter of the rubric.
| 1857 J. Hamilton Less. from Gt. Biogr. 195 The stinted and external compliance of the rubricist and rule-monger. 1902 Pilot 7 June 600/2 He was the despair of finicking rubricists. |
2. nonce-use. (See quot.)
| 1862 Burton Book Hunter i. 59 Some collectors may be styled Rubricists, being influenced by a sacred rage for books having the contents and marginal references printed in red ink. |
3. A rubricator.
| 1868 Hinde in Symeon of Durham (Surtees) I. Pref. p. xiv, It induced the rubricist to ascribe to Symeon the matter which follows. |