Joss
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Joss may refer to:
People
In Chinese mythology
Joss, a word that has entered English from the Chinese usage of the Portuguese word "deos" for god. It may refer to
Jos may refer to:
- JOSSJOSSJOSS was one of the very first interactive, time sharing programming languages.JOSS I, developed by J. Clifford Shaw at RAND was first implemented, in beta form, on the JOHNNIAC computer in May 1963...
, a time-sharing programming language - Joss SupercarJoss SupercarJOSS Developments Limited is Australia's first supercar company.The first test vehicle, known as the JT1, was designed, engineered and subsequently launched in 2004. It was shown to the public at the Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney Motorshows to critical acclaim, and established the company as a...
, an Australian-built automobile
People
- Joss AcklandJoss AcklandSidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE , known as Joss Ackland, is an English actor who has appeared in more than 130 films and numerous television roles.-Early life:...
, British actor - Joss Possible, a fictional character
- Joss StoneJoss StoneJocelyn Eve Stoker , better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...
, British female soul singer - Joss WhedonJoss WhedonJoseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
, television writer/producer - King Joss (also known as George) of the Duala people of Cameroon
In Chinese mythology
Joss, a word that has entered English from the Chinese usage of the Portuguese word "deos" for god. It may refer to
- Joss (god)Joss (god)In the European view of Chinese mythology, Joss signifies a household deity as well as his cult image, which the Portuguese and other Europeans called an "idol". Joss is not Chinese, but a corrupted version of the Portuguese deus for god...
, a Chinese god, cult image, or ancestor - Joss houseJoss houseA Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen from Chinese folk religion and Chinese mythology....
, a local shrine - Joss stickJoss stickJoss sticks are a type of incense used in many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, traditionally burned before a Chinese religious image, idol or shrine. They can also be burned in front of a door, or open window as an offering to heaven, or devas...
, incense burned in ceremony - Joss paperJoss paperJoss paper , also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper and/or paper-crafts made into burnt offerings which are common in traditional Chinese religious practices including the veneration of the deceased on holidays and special occasions...
, paper representations of worldly items such as money, burned in ceremony
Jos may refer to:
- JosJosJos is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.The city has a population of about 1.5 million residents. Popularly called "J-town" or "Jesus Our Saviour" by the residents, it is the administrative capital of Plateau State....
, a city in NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... - Jos MuseyJoslyn MuseyJoslyn Aaron Musey, known as Jos, is the protagonist of the science fiction novel Warchild by Karin Lowachee. Jos makes appearances as a minor supporting character in subsequent novels, Burndive and Cagebird.-Warchild:...
, a character in the science fiction novel Warchild