Joss may refer to: *

Joss (name) Joss is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name or nickname * Joss Ackland (born 1928), British actor * Joss Ambler (1900–1959), Australian-born British film and television actor * Joss Christensen (born 1991 ...

, including a list of people with the name * JOSS, a time-sharing programming language *

Joss (Chinese statue) A Joss is an English term used to refer to a Chinese deity or idol. It generally describes a Chinese religious statue, object (such as joss paper), or idol in many Chinese folk religions. Etymology The English designation "joss" first appeared ...

, a religious object *

Joss JP1 The Joss JP1 is a test prototype sports car developed by Joss Developments which never made production. The first test vehicle, known as the JT1, was designed, engineered and subsequently launched in 2004. It was shown to the public at the Mel ...

, an Australian-built supercar * Joss paper, a type of burnt offering *

Joss Pass Joss Pass, 1345 m (4413 ft), is a mountain pass in the central Monashee Mountains of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located just south of the Three Valley Gap area of Eagle Pass, which is the route of the Trans ...

, a mountain pass in British Columbia, Canada *

Joss stick Incense is aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt. The term is used for either the material or the aroma. Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, religious worship, aromatherapy, meditation, and ceremony. It may also be ...

, a form of incense * Abbreviation for the Journal of Open Source Software *''Joss.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of

Marcel Josserand Marcel Josserand (5 October 1900 – 28 March 1992) was a French mycologist. Biography Marcel Josserand was born in Lyon in 1900 and died also in Lyon in 1992. He devoted the greater part of his life to the study of fungi, especially those n ...

(1900–1992), a French mycologist

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