Providence Meaning
/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounPreparation for the future; good governance; foresight.
nameDivine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.
Sentence Examples
Chance is a nickname for Providence.
Let's conclude that providence knows what we need better than we do.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The grateful sailor credited his survival to divine ____ during the terrible storm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She attributed her survival to divine ____ and spent the rest of her life in service to others.
Word Origin & History
From providence.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 19 May 2022:
"In Olneyville, behind the historic Atlantic Mills, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path connects Providence to Johnston. It features soccer fields, gardens and a pump track along the way."
— 2024 June 23, Christine Chitnis, “The city that moved rivers to emerge as a cultural capital”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024:
"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:"
— 1957, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Preamble”, in Naval Discipline Act 1957, page 1:
"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."
— 2021 February 18, Air Accidents Investigation Branch, “Public Safety”, in AAIB investigation to Alauda Airspeeder Mk II, (UAS, registration n/a) 040719, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2023:
"The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers."
— 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 91:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The grateful sailor credited his survival to divine ____ during the terrible storm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She attributed her survival to divine ____ and spent the rest of her life in service to others.