PROVIDENCE


Meaning of PROVIDENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-və-dən(t)s, -ˌden(t)s ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin providentia, from provident-, providens

Date: 14th century

1.

a. often capitalized : divine guidance or care

b. capitalized : God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny

2. : the quality or state of being provident

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.