Definition
A loose sleeveless robe or vestment worn by bishops and other clergy over other garments.
Etymology
From Old French 'chamarre' or related medieval terms, possibly influenced by Spanish 'chimar'; used in ecclesiastical contexts from the medieval period onward.
Kelly Says
Bishops' chimeres were status symbols—the fabric quality and decorations showed rank and wealth, and they were worn ceremonially to distinguish the wearer's authority in the church hierarchy.
Translations
ARالعربية
قَيْمَرَة
qay-me-rah
CACatalà
quimera
kee-MEH-rah
CSČeština
chiméra
kee-MEH-rah
DADansk
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
DEDeutsch
Chimäre
kee-MAH-reh
ELΕλληνικά
χίμαιρα
khi-MAIR-ah
ESEspañol
quimera
kee-MEH-rah
FAفارسی
کیمِرا
kee-MEH-rah
FISuomi
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
FRFrançais
chimère
chee-MEHR
HEעברית
כימירה
ki-MEH-rah
HIहिन्दी
किमेरा
ki-me-rah
HUMagyar
chiméra
kee-MEH-rah
IDBahasa Indonesia
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
ITItaliano
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
kimera
kee-MEH-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ချီမေးရာ
chee-MEH-rah
NLNederlands
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
NONorsk
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
PLPolski
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
PTPortuguês
quimera
kee-MEH-rah
RORomână
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
RUРусский
химера
khee-MEH-rah
SVSvenska
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
SWKiswahili
chimera
kee-MEH-rah
TRTürkçe
kimera
kee-MEH-rah
UKУкраїнська
хімера
khee-MEH-rah
URاردو
کیمِرہ
kee-MEH-rah
VITiếng Việt
chimera
ki-me-rah