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Definition of Providences

Providence
Providence Prov"i*dence, n. [L. providentia: cf. F. providence. See Provident, and cf. Prudence.] 1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation. Providence for war is the best prevention of it. --Bacon. 2. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. --Milton. 3. (Theol.) A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction. He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. --Jer. Taylor.

Meaning of Providences from wikipedia

- Look up Providence or providence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Providence often refers to: Providentia, the divine personification of foresight...
- Remarkable Providences is an essay by Increase Mather, first published in 1684 under the title An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences. The work...
- Providence (/ˈprɒvɪdəns/ ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of...
- eponymous island, though nearly all its land area is on the mainland. Providence is its capital and most populous city. Native Americans lived around Narragansett...
- Memorable Providences, relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions ... With an appendix, in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences, etc...
- The Eye of Providence or All-Seeing Eye is a symbol depicting an eye, often enclosed in a triangle and surrounded by rays of light or a halo, intended...
- In theology, divine providence, or simply providence, is God's intervention in the Universe. The term Divine Providence (usually capitalized) is also...
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- began work on a m****cript that was to be a collection of "illustrious providences" and he solicited contributions from the other Puritan ministers. This...