providence
41Providence — Prov|i|dence providence [ˈprɔvıdəns US ˈpra: ] n [U] literary a force which is believed by some people to control what happens in our lives and to protect us ▪ divine providence …
42Providence — Comédie dramatique d Alain Resnais, avec Dirk Bogarde (Claud), sir Arthur John Gielgud (Clive), Ellen Burstyn (Sonia), David Warner (Kevin), Elaine Stritch. Scénario: David Mercer Photographie: Ricardo Aronovitch Décor: Jacques Saulnier… …
43providence — noun 1) a life mapped out by providence Syn: fate, destiny, nemesis, kismet, God s will, divine intervention, predestination, predetermination, the stars; one s lot (in life); archaic one s portion 2) he had a streak of providence Syn …
44providence — noun /ˈprɒvɪdəns/ a) The prudent care and management of resources. His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary. b) The careful guardianship exercised by a deity. See Also …
45Providence — Literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God s preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Ps. 18:35; 63:8; Acts 17:28; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3). God s providence extends to the natural world (Ps. 104:14; 135:5 …
46providence — Synonyms and related words: acuity, acumen, acuteness, anticipation, apperception, astuteness, austerity, austerity program, beneficence, canniness, care, carefulness, caution, chariness, circumspection, circumspectness, cogency, concern,… …
47providence — The belief that over all the vicissitudes of mankind and the evolution of the universe there is a conscious purpose of God for good. There is a reason, however opaque, for everything. God is responsible not only for making but also for preserving …
48PROVIDENCE — the means by which GOD sustains all creatures in their distinctive NATURES and powers by which God fulfills his purposes through guiding HISTORY. Providence may thus apply to the world as a whole, the affairs of entire GROUPS such as nations… …
49“Providence“ — Poem (52 lines in quatrains); written on September 26, 1924. First published in the Brooklynite (November 1924); rpt. Brooklynite(May 1927); rpt. Californian(Summer 1937). The poem was written for a meeting of the Blue Pencil Club on the… …
50providence — noun 1》 the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. ↘(Providence) God or nature as providing such care. 2》 timely preparation for future eventualities. Origin ME: from OFr., from L. providentia, from providere (see provide) …
