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joss house
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joss housenoun
a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
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A joss house is a term used primarily in the United States to refer to a temple, shrine, or place of worship where Chinese immigrants traditionally paid homage to their ancestors or venerated certain deities. The term "joss" is derived from the Portuguese word "deus", meaning God. These spaces are filled with altars, statues, incense and other religious artifacts.
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Joss house
A Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen from Chinese folk religion and Chinese mythology. They can be distinguished into miao, called "joss houses", "deity houses" or simply "temples" in English, and ci, called "ancestral halls" or simply "temples" in English. Both the terms actually mean "temple" in Chinese, and they've been used interchangeably many times. However miao is the general Chinese term for "temple" understood as "place of worship", and can be used for places of worship of any religion. In Chinese folk religion it is mostly associated with temples which enshrine nature gods and patron gods. Instead ci is the specific term for temples enshrining ancestry gods, human beings apotheosized as gods. "Joss" is a corrupted version of the Portuguese word for "god", deus. "Joss house" was in common use in English in western North America during frontier times, when joss houses were a common feature of Chinatowns. The name "joss house" describes the environment of worship. Joss sticks, a kind of incense, are burned inside and outside of the house.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of joss house in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of joss house in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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