joss house

American  

noun

1. a Chinese temple for idol worship.

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joss house British  

noun

1. a Chinese temple or shrine where an idol or idols are worshipped

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Etymology

Origin of joss house

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

My got blother have joss house by Langoon.

From The Belted Seas by Colton, Arthur Willis

When they mounted the joss house stairs she lagged behind; and Bertram lagged with her.

From The Readjustment by Irwin, Will

The cathedral, the mosque and the joss house have the same foundation.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Here there were two secret rooms where there had once been a private joss house conducted by the Chinese "Tong" or guild known as the Brother of the Red Door.

From The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street by Doughty, Francis Worcester

The basement, was a handsome joss house: upstairs was a durbar-hall with glazed verandahs and ebony furniture ranged across the room in four straight lines.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard