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providential Definition

provi·den·tial (präv′ə den′s̸həl)

adjective

of, by, or as if decreed by divine providence

Etymology: < L providentia + -al

providential Related Forms
prov′i·den′·tially adverb
providential Synonyms

providential

modif.

fortunate, timely, opportune; see hopeful 2.

providential Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • dealing: And in his providential dealings how much is there that is dark!
  • working: We are but servants whom God can use in His providential workings.
  • care: In God's providential care of his creation, human beings are not meant to live for ever in their degraded fallen state.
  • plan: I expect there are a number of people present who know that God's providential plan is not always pain free!
  • control: Molina claims that God's providential control over the world involves middle knowledge in a crucial way.
  • event: Witness first hand the providential events surrounding the birth of Christ.

Modifying Another Word

  • thus: Proponents of machinofacture reckoned that the factory system was evidently a consequence of intelligent reason and thus providential and virtuous.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: At 21.20, Union Alley received a blow which was to prove providential later in the week.
  • seem: Here, indeed, it must have seemed especially providential.