adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ prä-v ə - ' den(t)-sh ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1648
1 : of, relating to, or determined by Providence
2 archaic : marked by foresight : PRUDENT
3 : occurring by or as if by an intervention of Providence <a providential escape>
synonyms see LUCKY
– prov · i · den · tial · ly \ - ' den(t)-sh( ə -)l ē \ adverb