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.