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joss house
noun
- a Chinese temple for idol worship.
joss house
noun
- a Chinese temple or shrine where an idol or idols are worshipped
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Word History and Origins
Origin of joss house1
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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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