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providence noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin providentia, formed as PROVIDENT: see -ENCE.]
The action of providing; provision, preparation, arrangement. Chiefly in make providence. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
Foresight; anticipation of and preparation for the future; prudent management; spec. thrift, frugality. LME.
The foreknowing and protective care and government of a spiritual power; spec. (a) that of God (more fully providence of God, divine providence, etc.); (b) that of nature. Also (usu. Providence) such a power, spec. God or nature, as providing this. LME.
tempt Providence: see TEMPT verb.
M. L. King The Israelites, through the providence of God, crossed the Red Sea. A. Higgins Just then by a merciful stroke of providence, the doorbell rang.
An instance or act of divine intervention. Now chiefly in special providence, a particular act of direct divine intervention. M16.
b. A disastrous accident or fatality, regarded as an act of God. M18-M19.