vimpa

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noun

A veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of servers who carry the mitre and crosier during liturgical functions when they are not being used by the bishop, in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other western churches.

OriginMedieval Latin vimpa ← Frankish *wimpil ← Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz →
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Meanings

nounvimpa (plural vimpae)

plural vimpae

  1. A veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of servers who carry the mitre and crosier during liturgical functions when they are not being used by the bishop, in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other western churches.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*wimpilaz
  2. Frankish*wimpil
  3. Medieval Latinvimpa
  4. Englishvimpa

From Medieval Latin vimpa, from Frankish *wimpil, *wimpila (“head scarf”), from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz, from *wīpaną (“to wind, swing”). Doublet of wimple.

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APA

vimpa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vimpa

MLA

“vimpa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vimpa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vimpa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vimpa.

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