| 单词 | joss-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjoss-man joss-man n. a priest of a Chinese religion; slang, of any other religion (see also quot. 1948). ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > [noun] priesteOE presbyterOE sirec1290 beauperec1300 sirc1386 fatherhooda1393 fatherheada1434 paternity1439 pater1481 fathershipa1500 father1528 key-bearer?1531 key-keeper?1556 vicegerent1572 priestdom1588 sacerdosa1592 flasher1611 priesthooda1616 père1619 sacerdote1685 firekeeper1789 soggarth1836 priestship1868 soutane1890 joss-man1913 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Chinese joss-man1913 1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 590/2 A missionary is known as a European ‘joss-man’. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 104 Jossman, a term used on China-side for Plymouth gin... (From the picture of the monk on the bottle.) All holy men are ‘jossmen’ to the Chinese. 1964 Navy News Nov. 12/4 I was watch aboard and tried to get a sub, but no joy. I asked the Jossman if I could go ashore, and he told me to go to… 1970 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 17 May 5/2 The jossman picked up hammer and nails and, with great care, fixed the eyes, exactly 15 feet from the bow [of a junk]. < as lemmas |
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