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joss

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joss  (js)
n.
A Chinese image in a shrine.
[Pidgin English, from Javanese deyos, from Portuguese deos, god, from Latin deus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
joss [dʒɒs]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a Chinese deity worshipped in the form of an idol
[from pidgin English, from Portuguese deos god, from Latin deus]
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Noun1.joss - a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
graven image, idol, god - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"


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They were all guilty, from young Ardmore, a pink cherub of nineteen outward bound for some clerkship in the Consular Service, to old Captain Bentley, grizzled and sea-worn, and as emotional, to look at, as a Chinese joss.
The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context
But don't forget to burn a few punk sticks in the joss house to the great god Mazuma from time to time.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
As he sat upright and stiff in his chair, he suddenly rapped his knees, like the carved image of some queer Joss or other coming out of its reverie, and said: 'We must finish this bottle, Mr.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
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