Word Meanings - PROVIDENCE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction. He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. Jer. Taylor. 4. Prudence in

Additional info about word: PROVIDENCE

A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction. He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. Jer. Taylor. 4. Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality. It is a high point of providence in a prince to cast an eye rather upon actions than persons. Quarles. (more info) 1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation. Providence for war is the best prevention of it. Bacon. 2. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. Milton.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PROVIDENCE)

• Precaution
• Forethought
• provision
• premunition
• anticipation
• prearrangement
• care
• providence

Related words: (words related to PROVIDENCE)

• PRECAUTION
  praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. They treasured up their supposed discoveries
• PROVIDENCE
  A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction. He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. Jer. Taylor. 4. Prudence in
• FORETHOUGHT
  Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.
• PROVISIONARY
  Provisional. Burke.
• PROVISIONAL
  Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.
• PRECAUTIONARY
  Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals.
• PROVISION
  A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. (more info) 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak. 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought
• FORETHOUGHTFUL
  Having forethought.
• PREMUNITION
  The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.
• PROVISIONALLY
  By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. Locke.
• PRECAUTIONAL
  Precautionary.
• ANTICIPATION
  The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord. Syn. -- Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.
• IMPROVISION
  Improvidence. Sir T. Browne.
• AFORETHOUGHT
  Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder. Bouvier.
• IMPROVIDENCE
  The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift. The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. L'Estrange.