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    providence
    /ˈprɒvɪd(ə)ns/

    noun

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  2. 1. a. often capitalized : divine guidance or care. b. capitalized : God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny. 2. : the quality or state of being provident.

  3. the care and control of God or of a force that is not human in origin: He trusts in divine providence. (Definition of providence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of providence. providence.

  4. PROVIDENCE meaning: 1. an influence that is not human in origin and is thought to control people's lives: 2. an…. Learn more.

  5. Providence definition: the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth.. See examples of PROVIDENCE used in a sentence.

  6. Providence is God, or a force which is believed by some people to arrange the things that happen to us.

  7. /ˈprɒvɪdəns/ /ˈprɑːvɪdəns/ (also Providence) [uncountable] (formal) Idioms. God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us synonym fate. to trust in divine providence. She believed her suffering was sent by providence. Topics Religion and festivals c2. Word Origin.

  8. noun. A looking to, or preparation for, the future; provision. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Skill or wisdom in management; prudence. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The care or benevolent guidance of God or nature. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An instance of this. Webster's New World.

  9. Providence. The capital and largest city of Rhode Island, in the northeast part of the state on Narragansett Bay. It was founded by Roger Williams in 1636 as a haven for religious dissenters and became prosperous as a port in the 1700s. Providence was joint capital with Newport until 1900.

  10. PROVIDENCE meaning: God or fate thought of as the guide and protector of all human beings.

  11. May 5, 2021 · The Latin word provideo, from which we get our word providence, means “to see beforehand, a prior seeing, a foresight.” However, theologians make a distinction between the foreknowledge of God and the providence of God.