providence Definition
provi·dence (präv′ə dəns)
noun
- a looking to, or preparation for, the future; provision
- skill or wisdom in management; prudence
- the care or benevolent guidance of God or nature
- an instance of this
- God, as the guiding power of the universe
Etymology: ME < MFr < L providentia, foresight < providens: see provident
Providence Definition
Provi·dence (präv′ə dəns)
capital of R.I., on Narragansett Bay: pop. 174,000
Etymology: named by Roger Williams
providence Synonyms
providence Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: Thirdly, Paul saw the providence of God working out even in the people in the church who were trying to cause him trouble.
- frown: Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
- divine: Joy is an act of proper response to divine providence.
- overrule: She refused to recognize in the events on Carmel the overruling providence of God.
- misinterpret: Unbelief, sense and reason, do oft misinterpret providence.
- tempt: I don't intend to tempt providence and suffer another stroke that could possibly be fatal.
Adjective modifier
- divine: At the time, they seemed more like divine providence.
- merciful: It was spoken by Moses a little before his death, to establish the people in God's merciful providence.
- tempting: It was tempting providence to turn a bout in harbor against the sun.
- sovereign: Help us, O God, to trust in Your sovereign providence, help us to be satisfied with little.
- wonderful: It may be that in the wonderful providence of God this unspeakable privilege is reserved for us in this day.
- special: How does God work in acts of special providence or miracle in a world governed by the laws of physics?
Modifies a noun
- massachusetts: Damage jim brown auto insurance providence massachusetts up paying the.
- move: This is, that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.
- structure: Charles explains that Divine providence structures and controls the creation in its nature and its continuing welfare.
Noun used with modifier
- auto: Damage jim brown auto insurance providence massachusetts up paying the.
- insurance: Damage jim brown auto insurance providence massachusetts up paying the.
Possessives
creator: And the Creator's providence over his creatures may be likened to the human father's care and tenderness toward his children.
Preposition: in
fall: There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow... .
Browse dictionary entries near providence
- ‹ provided that
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- ‹ provide for or against
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