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Providence¹

  • /ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/ UK
  • /ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/ US

Where it comes from

From providence.

proper noun

  1. Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.

    Similar: Divine Providence, hand of God

  2. A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city. Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress.
  3. A town in Marengo County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
  5. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Johnson County, Indiana.
  8. A city in Webster County, Kentucky.
  9. An unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky.
  10. An unincorporated community in Trimble County, Kentucky.
  11. An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
  12. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
  13. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
  14. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  15. A town in Saratoga County, New York.
  16. An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
  17. An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
  18. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, North Carolina.
  19. An unincorporated community in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
  20. A township and ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio.
  21. A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  22. An unincorporated community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
  23. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
  24. A city in Cache County, Utah.
  25. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  26. Other townships, in Iowa (2), and North Carolina, listed under Providence Township.
  27. A village in Apatou commune, French Guiana department.
  28. A community in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.

providence²

  • /ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/ UK
  • /ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English providence, from Anglo-Norman providence, Middle French providence, and their source, Latin prōvidentia (“providence, foresight”), from the present participle of prōvidēre (“to provide”). By surface analysis, provide + -ence. Displaced native Old English foresċēawung.

noun providences

  1. archaic, countable, uncountable Preparation for the future; good governance; foresight.
  2. countable, uncountable The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.). WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty’s Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:
  3. countable, uncountable A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention. The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers.
  4. countable, uncountable Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality. His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lord, welfare, provident, foresight, forethought, order, contingency, providencia, prudence, anticipation, circumspection, provision, guidance, guardianship, oversight, prescience

Translations

Every language

name Divine will

DeutschVorsehung
РусскийПровидение Providenie

name capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America

EspañolProvidence
日本語プロビデンス Purobidensu, プロヴィデンス Purovidensu
中文普羅維登斯 /普罗维登斯 Pǔluówéidēngsī
FrançaisProvidence
DeutschProvidence
ΕλληνικάΠρόβιντενς Próvintens
РусскийПровиденс Providens
Tiếng ViệtProvidence
العربيةبروفيدنس brūfīdins

noun careful guardianship exercised by a deity

Españolprovidencia
한국어섭리 seomni
日本語摂理 setsuri
中文天意 tiānyì, 眷顧 /眷顾 juàngù, 眷顾 juàngù
Portuguêsprovidência
Françaisprovidence
DeutschVorsehung
Italianoprovvidenza
Ελληνικάπρόνοια prónoia
Русскийпровиде́ние providénije

noun manifestation of divine care or direction

Españolprovidencia
Portuguêsprovidência
DeutschFügung
Italianoprovvidenza
Русскийпровиде́ние providénije

noun prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness

Españolprovidencia
Portuguêsprovidência
DeutschVorsorge, Umsicht
Italianoprovvidenza
Ελληνικάορθολογικά orthologiká
Русскийпредусмотри́тельность predusmotrítelʹnostʹ

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@misc{providence_2026,
  title = {providence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/providence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}