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providence
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  1. providence
  2. Sister of Providence
  3. East Providence
  4. New Providence
  5. North Providence
  6. Rhode Island

prov·i·dence

noun \ˈprä-və-dən(t)s, -ˌden(t)s\

Definition of PROVIDENCE

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
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Examples of PROVIDENCE

  1. <practicing its customary providence, the snowbound family was able to make the meager stores last until help arrived>
  2. <had the providence to lay in supplies before the storm hit>

Origin of PROVIDENCE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin providentia, from provident-, providens
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PROVIDENCE

Synonyms
frugality, husbandry, parsimony, penny-pinching, economy, scrimping, skimping, thrift
Antonyms
diseconomy, wastefulness

Rhymes with PROVIDENCE

common sense, confidence, evidence, no-nonsense, present tense, recompense, zone defense

Prov·i·dence

geographical name \ˈprä-və-dən(t)s, -ˌden(t)s\

Definition of PROVIDENCE

city & port N Rhode Island, its ∗ pop 173,618

Rhymes with PROVIDENCE

common sense, confidence, evidence, no-nonsense, present tense, recompense, zone defense

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