PROVIDENTIAL


Meaning of PROVIDENTIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprä-və-ˈden(t)-shəl ]

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 -ˈden(t)-sh(ə-)lē adverb

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