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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: JEE-JUN |
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JOSS , in the pidgin
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1 A prefect of Jerusalem of this name is mentioned by Josephus, .Bell. U. 20 imany things connected with religious rites
house
incense
paper ," paper cut to resemble money (and sometimes with prayers written upon it) burned in funeral and other ceremonies. " Joss " is not a Chinese word, and is probably a corruption of Port. deos, god, applied by Portuguese navigators in the 16th century to the idols worshipped in the East
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seamen from Batavia.End of Article: JOSS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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