Providence

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Care or preparation in advance; foresight.
  • n. Prudent management; economy.
  • n. The care, guardianship, and control exercised by a deity; divine direction: "Some sought the key to history in the working of divine providenceā€ ( William Ebenstein).
  • n. God.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The prudent care and management of resources.
  • n. The careful guardianship exercised by a deity.
  • n. A manifestation of divine care or direction.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.
  • n. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.
  • n. A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction.
  • n. Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Foresight; timely care or preparation.
  • n. Frugality; prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy.
  • n. The care and guardianship of God over his creatures; divine supervision.
  • n. Hence [capitalized] God, regarded as exercising forecast, care, and direction for and over his creatures; the divine power and direction.
  • n. Something due to an act of providential intervention; an act or event in which the care of God is directly exhibited.
  • n. Synonyms and Prudence, Discretion, etc. See wisdom.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
  • n. the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
  • n. the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
  • n. the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    circumstances    luck    lot    destiny    fortune   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    preparation    foresight    care    economy    frugality   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    forethought    foresight    goodness    fidelity    destiny