Providence

11 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Providence \Prov"i*dence\, n. [L. providentia: cf. F.
     providence. See {Provident}, and cf. {Prudence}.]
     1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or
        application; a making ready; preparation.
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              Providence for war is the best prevention of it.
                                                    --Bacon.
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     2. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which
        God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself,
        regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.
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              The world was all before them, where to choose
              Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. (Theol.) A manifestation of the care and superintendence
        which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained
        by divine direction.
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              He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide
              for, needs a greater providence of God. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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     4. Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy;
        frugality.
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              It is a high point of providence in a prince to cast
              an eye rather upon actions than persons. --Quarles.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Providence
       n 1: the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in
            northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of
            Brown University [syn: {capital of Rhode Island}]
       2: the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine
          providence"
       3: a manifestation of God's foresightful care for His creatures
       4: the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management
          of resources [ant: {improvidence}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "Providence":
     Almighty God, Alpha and Omega, Atropos, Clotho, Dame Fortune,
     Decuma, Demiourgos, Demiurge, Fata, Fates, Fortuna, God,
     God Almighty, Heaven, I Am, Jehovah, King of Kings, Lachesis, Lord,
     Lord of Lords, Lord of hosts, Moirai, Morta, Nona, Norns,
     Omnipotence, Omniscience, Parcae, Skuld, Tyche, Urdur, Verthandi,
     Weird Sisters, Weirds, the Absolute, the Absolute Being,
     the All-holy, the All-knowing, the All-merciful, the All-powerful,
     the All-wise, the Almighty, the Creator, the Deity, the Divinity,
     the Eternal, the Eternal Being, the First Cause, the Infinite,
     the Infinite Spirit, the Maker, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient,
     the Preserver, the Supreme Being, the Supreme Soul
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "providence":
     acuity, acumen, acuteness, anticipation, apperception, astuteness,
     austerity, austerity program, beneficence, canniness, care,
     carefulness, caution, chariness, circumspection, circumspectness,
     cogency, concern, conservation, consideration, contemplation,
     control, cool judgment, creation, destiny, direction, discernment,
     discreetness, discretion, discrimination, dispensation,
     economic planning, economicalness, economy, economy of means,
     envisagement, envisionment, false economy, farseeingness,
     farsightedness, fate, forearming, forecast, foreglance, foregleam,
     foreglimpse, forehandedness, foreseeing, foresight,
     foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, fortune,
     frugality, frugalness, good judgment, good management, guidance,
     husbandry, incisiveness, insight, insurance, judgment,
     judiciousness, karma, kismet, longheadedness, longsightedness,
     looking ahead, lot, management, measures, parsimoniousness,
     parsimony, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, percipience,
     perspicaciousness, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuousness,
     policy, polity, precaution, precautions, precautiousness,
     prediction, preparation, prepublication, preservation,
     preventive measure, preview, prevision, prospect, prospection,
     protection, provision, prudence, prudential administration,
     prudentialism, readiness, reflection, reflectiveness, safeguard,
     sagaciousness, sagacity, sensibility, sound judgment,
     soundness of judgment, sparingness, steps, steps and measures,
     thoughtfulness, thrift, thriftiness, tight purse strings,
     trenchancy, unwastefulness, visitations of providence, weighing
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Providence
     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; 135:5-7;
     Acts 14:17), the brute creation (Ps. 104:21-29; Matt. 6:26;
     10:29), and the affairs of men (1 Chr. 16:31; Ps. 47:7; Prov.
     21:1; Job 12:23; Dan. 2:21; 4:25), and of individuals (1 Sam.
     2:6; Ps. 18:30; Luke 1:53; James 4:13-15). It extends also to
     the free actions of men (Ex. 12:36; 1 Sam. 24:9-15; Ps. 33:14,
     15; Prov. 16:1; 19:21; 20:24; 21:1), and things sinful (2 Sam.
     16:10; 24:1; Rom. 11:32; Acts 4:27, 28), as well as to their
     good actions (Phil. 2:13; 4:13; 2 Cor. 12:9, 10; Eph. 2:10; Gal.
     5:22-25).
     
       As regards sinful actions of men, they are represented as
     occurring by God's permission (Gen. 45:5; 50:20. Comp. 1 Sam.
     6:6; Ex. 7:13; 14:17; Acts 2:3; 3:18; 4:27, 28), and as
     controlled (Ps. 76:10) and overruled for good (Gen. 50:20; Acts
     3:13). God does not cause or approve of sin, but only limits,
     restrains, overrules it for good.
     
       The mode of God's providential government is altogether
     unexplained. We only know that it is a fact that God does govern
     all his creatures and all their actions; that this government is
     universal (Ps. 103:17-19), particular (Matt. 10:29-31),
     efficacious (Ps. 33:11; Job 23:13), embraces events apparently
     contingent (Prov. 16:9, 33; 19:21; 21:1), is consistent with his
     own perfection (2 Tim. 2:13), and to his own glory (Rom. 9:17;
     11:36).
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Providence, AL (town, FIPS 62688)
    Location: 32.34445 N, 87.77210 W
    Population (1990): 307 (121 housing units)
    Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Providence, KY (city, FIPS 63372)
    Location: 37.39920 N, 87.75021 W
    Population (1990): 4123 (1823 housing units)
    Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 42450
  Providence, NC
    Zip code(s): 27315
  Providence, RI (city, FIPS 59000)
    Location: 41.82195 N, 71.41973 W
    Population (1990): 160728 (66794 housing units)
    Area: 47.8 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 02903, 02906, 02908
  Providence, UT (city, FIPS 62360)
    Location: 41.70516 N, 111.81344 W
    Population (1990): 3344 (897 housing units)
    Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 84332

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Providence -- U.S. County in Rhode Island
     Population (2000):    621602
     Housing Units (2000): 253214
     Land area (2000):     413.267043 sq. miles (1070.356682 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    22.557501 sq. miles (58.423658 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    435.824544 sq. miles (1128.780340 sq. km)
     Located within:       Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
     Location:             41.852849 N, 71.456165 W
     Headwords:
      Providence
      Providence, RI
      Providence County
      Providence County, RI
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Providence, RI -- U.S. city in Rhode Island
     Population (2000):    173618
     Housing Units (2000): 67915
     Land area (2000):     18.466726 sq. miles (47.828598 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.064515 sq. miles (5.347070 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    20.531241 sq. miles (53.175668 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            59000
     Located within:       Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
     Location:             41.823550 N, 71.422132 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     02903 02906 02908
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Providence, RI
      Providence
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Providence, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    3611
     Housing Units (2000): 1754
     Land area (2000):     6.149764 sq. miles (15.927814 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.021216 sq. miles (0.054950 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.170980 sq. miles (15.982764 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            63372
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             37.398389 N, 87.757077 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     42450
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Providence, KY
      Providence
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Providence, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
     Population (2000):    4377
     Housing Units (2000): 1290
     Land area (2000):     2.825650 sq. miles (7.318399 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.825650 sq. miles (7.318399 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            62360
     Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
     Location:             41.705087 N, 111.814214 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     84332
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Providence, UT
      Providence
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Providence, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
     Population (2000):    311
     Housing Units (2000): 133
     Land area (2000):     1.769297 sq. miles (4.582458 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.769297 sq. miles (4.582458 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            62688
     Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
     Location:             32.348986 N, 87.778309 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Providence, AL
      Providence