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Joss house
Joss Joss, n. [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus.] A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. ``Critic in jars and josses.' --Colman (1761). 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.

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- Jonathan Joss (December 22, 1965 – June 1, 2025) was an American actor and musician of Native American ancestry. He was best known for his roles as John...
- Joss house refers to a type of Chinese temple architecture, and it may refer to: Auburn Joss House in Auburn, California, U.S.; NRHP-listed Mendocino Joss...
- Look up joss or Joss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Joss may refer to: Joss (name), including a list of people with the name Joss., taxonomic author...
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park is a state park located in the center of the town of Weaverville, California. The site is a Taoist temple which...
- The Auburn Joss House is a historic Chinese community building in Auburn, California, United States. It now serves as a cultural history museum, which...
- The Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay, sometimes referred to as Tai Miu, is Hong Kong's oldest and largest Tin Hau Temple. It is also said to be the most...
- place of worship in various religions, such as, Lao Pun Tao Kong Joss House, a Joss house according by the Chinese belief, Masjid Luang Kocha Itsahak, masjid...
- (Mashriqu'l-Adhkárs or 'Houses of Worship'). Shrines of the traditional Chinese Ethnic Shenism are called miao, or ancestral hall in English. Joss house is an obsolete...
- Joss House Bay, also known as Tai Miu Wan, is near the south end of Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Cantonese name Tai Miu Wan means "the bay...
- traditional temples is "joss house". "Joss" is an Anglicized spelling of deus, the Portuguese word for "god". The term "joss house" was in common use in...