joss

1. n. A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. Source: opted

2. n. a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol Source: wordnet

3. 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. Source: webster

4. A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. "Critic in jarsand josses." Colman (1761). Joss house, a Chinese temple or house forthe Chinese mode of worship.-- Joss stick, a reed covered with a paste made of the dust ofodoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste; -- burnedby the Chinese before an idol. Source: adambom

5. n. a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol Source: ecdict

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