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joss house

noun

  1. a Chinese temple for idol worship.


joss house

noun

  1. a Chinese temple or shrine where an idol or idols are worshipped
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of joss house1

First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences

On the right and left, before coming to this Joss-house, were paintings.

The joss-house, where they held their religious services, was a chamber opening out upon an upper balcony.

Drawing nearer to a faint clash of cymbals in some joss-house, they halted before a blind wall.

I may mention incidentally that the caretaker of the joss-house was a strong, healthy, powerful man.

Temple (or Joss-house) Hill, which commands the town and harbour close to the beach, is 122 ft. high.

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