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noun ˈprɒvɪd(ə)nsˈprɑvədəns mass noun1The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. they found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort Example sentencesExamples - They thanked God for their preservation during their first year in Plymouth, where, as in Leiden's siege, half the community had died, leaving the survivors to hope for and depend on divine protection and providence.
- Man's worship ascends upward, and the Divine providence descends thereby.
- What roles does affliction, the suffering constrained by the sense of God's palpable absence, play in divine providence, according to Herbert's poetry?
- Perhaps this is because he believes so much in divine providence and God's redemption in Christ, and he refuses to believe that God is capricious.
- For, while most life is fully dependent upon divine providence, we humans, because of our consciousness, have the potential to participate in the unfolding of each moment.
Synonyms fate, destiny, nemesis, kismet, God's will, divine intervention, predestination, predetermination astral influence, the stars fortune, fortuity, serendipity, chance, luck, accident, circumstances, coincidence one's lot (in life) archaic one's portion - 1.1 God or nature as providing protective care.
I live out my life as Providence decrees Example sentencesExamples - In vain do we look for Providence in the workings of nature.
- His Ascended Glory is the comfort of wise Providence in every moment and time and dispenses trial.
- We as Muslims have no reason to believe that Allah's Plan and Providence are subjected to the humanly designed calendar.
- It may be, however, that at a deeper level than the ecclesiastical and economic reasons, there is a question of God's Providence.
- Nothing but the superintending care of Providence could have saved him.
2Timely preparation for future eventualities. it was considered a duty to encourage providence Example sentencesExamples - In the past, we could leave that onerous responsibility to fate or providence, and then rail against them when it went wrong.
- The government of the fastest growing city in Asia believes providence, not planning will help it manage growth.
- Though he recognized the importance of luck, or providence as he usually called it, and opportunity, he saw his own political success as a product of his iron determination and fanatical belief in his mission.
- The hunter with the fewest marks on their card (and there is sometimes more than one, which is where providence and chance play their hand) also comes up, whereupon I shoot them.
- You are well co-ordinated just when providence favours your chances of progressing in your chosen endeavour.
Synonyms prudence, foresight, forethought, far-sightedness, judgement, judiciousness, shrewdness, circumspection, wisdom, sagacity, common sense, precaution, caution, care, carefulness good management, careful budgeting, thrift, thriftiness, economy North American forehandedness
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin providentia, from providere 'foresee, attend to' (see provide). proper nounˈprɒvɪd(ə)nsˈprɑvədəns The state capital of Rhode Island, a port on the Atlantic coast; population 171,557 (est. 2008). It was founded in 1636 as a haven for religious dissenters.
nounˈprɑvədənsˈprävədəns 1The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. they found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort Example sentencesExamples - What roles does affliction, the suffering constrained by the sense of God's palpable absence, play in divine providence, according to Herbert's poetry?
- They thanked God for their preservation during their first year in Plymouth, where, as in Leiden's siege, half the community had died, leaving the survivors to hope for and depend on divine protection and providence.
- For, while most life is fully dependent upon divine providence, we humans, because of our consciousness, have the potential to participate in the unfolding of each moment.
- Perhaps this is because he believes so much in divine providence and God's redemption in Christ, and he refuses to believe that God is capricious.
- Man's worship ascends upward, and the Divine providence descends thereby.
Synonyms fate, destiny, nemesis, kismet, god's will, divine intervention, predestination, predetermination - 1.1 God or nature as providing protective or spiritual care.
I live out my life as Providence decrees Example sentencesExamples - Nothing but the superintending care of Providence could have saved him.
- It may be, however, that at a deeper level than the ecclesiastical and economic reasons, there is a question of God's Providence.
- In vain do we look for Providence in the workings of nature.
- We as Muslims have no reason to believe that Allah's Plan and Providence are subjected to the humanly designed calendar.
- His Ascended Glory is the comfort of wise Providence in every moment and time and dispenses trial.
- 1.2 Timely preparation for future eventualities.
it was considered a duty to encourage providence Example sentencesExamples - The hunter with the fewest marks on their card (and there is sometimes more than one, which is where providence and chance play their hand) also comes up, whereupon I shoot them.
- The government of the fastest growing city in Asia believes providence, not planning will help it manage growth.
- You are well co-ordinated just when providence favours your chances of progressing in your chosen endeavour.
- In the past, we could leave that onerous responsibility to fate or providence, and then rail against them when it went wrong.
- Though he recognized the importance of luck, or providence as he usually called it, and opportunity, he saw his own political success as a product of his iron determination and fanatical belief in his mission.
Synonyms prudence, foresight, forethought, far-sightedness, judgement, judiciousness, shrewdness, circumspection, wisdom, sagacity, common sense, precaution, caution, care, carefulness
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin providentia, from providere ‘foresee, attend to’ (see provide). proper nounˈprävədənsˈprɑvədəns The capital of Rhode Island, a port near the mouth of the Providence River, on the Atlantic coast; population 171,557 (est. 2008). It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams (1604–83) as a haven for religious dissenters.
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