providential
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /pɹɒvɪˈdɛnʃl̩/
providential
- Pertaining to divine providence. [from 17th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas (historian), Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 88:
- The same belief underlay the providential view of history, in which the rise and fall of nations appeared as the expression of God's unsearchable purposes.
- 1971, Keith Thomas (historian), Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 88:
- Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: heaven-sent, fortunate, lucky, serendipitous
- French: providentiel
- Italian: provvidenziale
- Spanish: providencial
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