"spirit money" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spirit monies [plural], spirit moneys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|spirit monies|s}} spirit money (usually uncountable, plural spirit monies or spirit moneys)
  1. Synonym of joss paper Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: joss paper [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-spirit_money-en-noun-Gxa6L3Du Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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