Meaning of Joss | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
   countable
2. A unisex given name
3. A diminutive of the female given name Jocelyn.
4. A heathen divinity.
   countable
5. A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.
6. Luck.
   informal, uncountable
7. A surname.

Equivalents

Examples

“Don't forget they're mostly just joss-worshipping heathen an' they don't get no kick out of the more classy breeds o' religion. Though I guess there ain't that much diff'rence. It ain't many's so Lord Almighty in theirselves that they don't need a joss of some sort, an' I guess it's what yu think about him matters not the sort o' joss.”

“She had twisted a piece of heather into her mail box for good joss, and this was the safety signal.”

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