providence
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈprɒvɪdəns/
- Literature
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providencia
- For this victory, we join in offering our thanks to the providence which has guided and sustained us... -
- divine providence
- the providence of God
- special providence
For some this is God, others Providence.
- For some this is God, others Providence.
- Like that's, you know, how did you know divine Providence?
- But he says where modern readers end up having trouble and some modern Stoics is with Providence or pronoia.
- That's also a matter of Providence, and then the future state issue would come in.
- To me that symbol means one thing, hidden knowledge, higher knowledge, God consciousness in the eye of Providence.
- So today by coincidence or maybe Providence, we did a mini workshop in pretext in our cultural agents course, right?
- The moment you commit Providence moves, what are the decisions you need to make that have been stopping you from moving forward?
Examples
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God, in his providence, has sent the heathen among us, and it is our duty to civilize and Christianize them.
Academic text (2014) -
For we must devoutly assign to God a providence over them all.
Academic text (2006) -
There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.
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There is a divinely ordained providence with which human relationships are imbued.
Academic text (2001) -
A mysterious providence or fate shapes the destiny of the characters in this literature in surprising, wondrous, and amazing ways.
Academic text (1995) -
I tell you, Hartman, there's a divine providence that watches over the Examiner.
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Many people find comfort in the belief that divine providence guides their lives.
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She attributed her success to the providence that has protected her throughout her journey.
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The villagers were grateful for the providence that saved them from disaster during the storm.
Synonyms
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6.6
A plan or wish of God that guides what happens
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7.2
Special help from a god for someone deciding or acting
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Etymology
Providence comes from Latin parts pro- 'before' and videre 'to see', so it literally means 'to see ahead'. People came to use it for God's or a spirit's care because that power was thought to 'see ahead' and protect people, which is why providence means protective guidance.