Found 2 items, similar to Joss house.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: joss house joss house n : a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
English → English (gcide) Definition: Joss house Joss \Joss\ (j[o^]s), n. [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus.] A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. “Critic in jars and josses.” --Colman (1761). [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]