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Webster 1913 Edition
Providential
Provˊi-den′tial
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
providentiel
.] Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or superintendence;
– as, the
providential
contrivance of thing; a providential
escape. Prov′i-den′tial-ly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Providential
PROVIDEN'TIAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
providential
providential
English
Adjective
providential (comparative more providential, superlative most providential)
- Pertaining to divine providence. [from 17th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, 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, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 88:
- Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence; lucky. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
Translations
fortunate
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