providence
noun /ˈprɒvɪdəns/
/ˈprɑːvɪdəns/
(also Providence)
[uncountable] (formal)Idioms - God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us synonym fate
- to trust in divine providence
- She believed her suffering was sent by providence.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin providentia, from providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’.
Idioms
tempt providence/fate
- to do something too confidently in a way that might mean that your good luck will come to an end
- It would be tempting providence to say that we will definitely win the game.