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Joss

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Joss. An idol; the word is a pidgin corruption of the Portuguese deos, taken back into European languages as a supposed Chinese word. Although it appears in various combinations (e.g. joss-house, a temple), it is most familiar now in ‘joss-stick’, a stick of incense used in temple ceremonies—or simply for its sweet smell.

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Joss

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Joss ♂, ♀ Short form of Jocelyn, also occasionally used as an independent given name. In part it may also be a revival of a medieval boy's name (see Joyce). The name is borne by the British actor Joss Ackland (b. 1928) and the female pop singer Joss Stone (b. 1987).

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Joss." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Joss." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Joss.html

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joss

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

joss Chinese idol. XVIII. perh. ult.—Pg. †deos, deus :- L. deus god.

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T. F. HOAD. "joss." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "joss." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-joss.html

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joss

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

joss •across, boss, Bros, cos, cross, crosse, doss, dross, emboss, en brosse, floss, fosse, gloss, Goss, joss, Kos, lacrosse, loss, moss, MS-DOS, Ross, toss •Laos •Áyios Nikólaos, chaos •Eos • Helios •Chios, Khíos •Lesbos • straw boss • Phobos • rooibos •extrados • kudos • reredos • intrados •Calvados • Argos • Lagos • logos •Marcos • telos •Delos, Melos •Byblos • candyfloss •tholos, Vólos •bugloss • omphalos • Pátmos •Amos, Deimos, Sámos •Demos • peatmoss • cosmos • Los Alamos • Lemnos • Hypnos • Minos •Mykonos • tripos • topos • Atropos •Ballesteros, pharos, Saros •Imbros • criss-cross • rallycross • Eros •albatross • monopteros • Dos Passos •Náxos • Hyksos • Knossos • Santos •benthos •bathos, pathos •ethos • Kórinthos

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	Joss is back in town for a measure of gin; ACTOR JOSS ACKLAND'S VISIT TO... Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 2/3/1999
	Will Joss Stone's under-age love affair cost her the millions? Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/3/2005
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