providence

CEFRC1

/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/

noun

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noun
Protective care or guidance believed to come from God or fate.
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Extra detail
A number of places named after Divine Providence:, A number of places in the United States:, A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city.

Examples

Let's conclude that providence knows what we need better than we do.
Chance is a nickname for Providence.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5

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noun

Extra meanings

Preparation for the future; good governance; foresight.
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.).
A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.

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His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.
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.
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.

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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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Origin

noun

From providence.

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The grateful sailor credited his survival to divine blank— during the terrible storm.

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The grateful sailor credited his survival to divine blank during the terrible storm.