資料來源 : pyDict
上帝,神的眷顧,深謀遠慮,天意
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Providence
n 1: the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in
northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of
Brown University [syn: {capital of Rhode Island}]
2: the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine
providence"
3: a manifestation of God's foresightful care for His creatures
4: the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management
of resources [ant: {improvidence}]