Definitions
a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
Word origin
From Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Macau Pidgin Portuguese, from Portuguese deus (“god”), from Latin deus (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god/that which belongs to heaven”). Doublet of Tiw and Tyr.
Used in a sentence
“She had twisted a piece of heather into her mail box for good joss, and this was the safety signal.”
“Author's note part 2: I'm leaving it to the imagination of the reader what Cordelia saw of her future. Writing that out would be asking to be Jossed.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Chinese idol”4 letters
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