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providence definition

provi·dence (präv′ə dəns)

noun

  1. a looking to, or preparation for, the future; provision
  2. skill or wisdom in management; prudence
    1. the care or benevolent guidance of God or nature
    2. an instance of this
  4. God, as the guiding power of the universe

Etymology: ME < MFr < L providentia, foresight < providens: see provident

Providence definition

Provi·dence (präv′ə dəns)

capital of R.I., on Narragansett Bay: pop. 174,000

Etymology: named by Roger Williams

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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