'JOSS' definitions:
Definition of 'joss'
From: WordNet
noun
A Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
Definition of 'Joss'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Acronyms for 'JOSS'
From: V.E.R.A.
- JOHNNIAC Open Shop System (OS, JOHNNIAC)
- Joint Object Services Submission