providence.
Preparation for the future; good governance; foresight.
Meaning & usage
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.
Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English providence, from Anglo-Norman providence, Middle French providence, and their source, Latin prōvidentia (“providence, foresight”), from the present participle of prōvidēre (“to provide”). By surface analysis, provide + -ence. Displaced native Old English foresċēawung.
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