Idol vs Joss - What's the difference?
idol | joss |
A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
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* 1911 (The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God) , :
A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
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* 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 178:
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As nouns the difference between idol and joss
is that idol is a graven or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power while joss is a Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.As a proper noun Joss is
{{given name|female|diminutive=Jocelyn}}.As a verb Joss is
to invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.idol
English
Noun
(en noun)- There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.
Descendants
* Japanese:Derived terms
* idolatry * idolise, idolizeAnagrams
* * * * * ----joss
English
Noun
(es)- She had twisted a piece of heather into her mail box for good joss , and this was the safety signal.