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Providence

//ˈpɹɑvɪdəns// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.
2
A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city.
"Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress."
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Marengo County, Alabama.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.

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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union Township, Johnson County, Indiana.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Webster County, Kentucky.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Trimble County, Kentucky.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Saratoga County, New York.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McDowell County, North Carolina.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A township and ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Cache County, Utah.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships, in Iowa (2), North Carolina, and Pennsylvania (4), listed under Providence Township.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A village in Apatou commune, French Guiana department.
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A number of places named after Divine Providence:; A community in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.

Noun

1
Preparation for the future; good governance; foresight. archaic, countable, uncountable
2
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity wordnet
3
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.). countable, uncountable
"WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty’s Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:"
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the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources wordnet
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A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention. countable, uncountable
"The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers."

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a manifestation of God's foresightful care for their creatures wordnet
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Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality. countable, uncountable
"His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary."

Etymology

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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