providence

UK /ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/ US /ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/

name 5noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

exotic, good, under

Under providence, the small farming community survived the terrible drought that year.

VERB + PROVIDENCE

building, conclude, designs, let's

Let's trust providence and see what happens next with this job opportunity.

PROVIDENCE + NOUN

god, island, r, rhode

Rhode Island's capital, Providence, attracts thousands of tourists every year.

PREP.

from, in, on

We relied on providence to help us through those difficult years.

Definitions

name

Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.

A number of places named after Divine Providence:

Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress.

A number of places named after Divine Providence:

noun

Preparation for the future; good governance; foresight.

The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.).

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty’s Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:

Constraining the area of a UAS’ operation does not provide protection to the public when there is no guarantee that a UA will remain within these confines. In this case the UA entered controlled airspace used by commercial aircraft and it could have crashed in a nearby densely populated area or at a large public event, both with a high potential for fatalities. As there was no control or influence over where it crashed, it was only down to providence that it crashed in a field 40 m away from occupied houses.

A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.

The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers.

Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.

His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

improvidence
shortsightedness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress.

Wiktionary

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty’s Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:

Wiktionary

The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers.

Wiktionary

Chance is a nickname for Providence.

Tatoeba · #20493

Let's conclude that providence knows what we need better than we do.

Tatoeba · #1366343

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, providence is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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