Joss

Definition of Joss

Pronunciation: jǒs
n.1.A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
Joss house
a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode of worship.
Joss stick
a reed covered with a paste made of the dust of odoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste; - burned by the Chinese before an idol.

Related Words

god, graven image, idol
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