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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Providence n 1: the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University [syn: {Providence}, {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}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Providence, AL (town, FIPS 62688) Location: 32.34445 N, 87.77210 W Population (1990): 307 (121 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Providence, KY (city, FIPS 63372) Location: 37.39920 N, 87.75021 W Population (1990): 4123 (1823 housing units) Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42450 Providence, NC Zip code(s): 27315 Providence, RI (city, FIPS 59000) Location: 41.82195 N, 71.41973 W Population (1990): 160728 (66794 housing units) Area: 47.8 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02903, 02906, 02908 Providence, UT (city, FIPS 62360) Location: 41.70516 N, 111.81344 W Population (1990): 3344 (897 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84332 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Providence literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Ps. 18:35; 63:8; Acts 17:28; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3). God's providence extends to the natural world (Ps. 104:14; 135:5-7; Acts 14:17), the brute creation (Ps. 104:21-29; Matt. 6:26; 10:29), and the affairs of men (1 Chr. 16:31; Ps 47:7; Prov. 21:1; Job 12:23; Dan. 2:21; 4:25), and of individuals (1 Sam. 2:6; Ps 18:30; Luke 1:53; James 4:13-15). It extends also to the free actions of men (Ex. 12:36; 1 Sam. 24:9-15; Ps 33:14, 15; Prov. 16:1; 19:21; 20:24; 21:1), and things sinful (2 Sam. 16:10; 24:1; Rom. 11:32; Acts 4:27, 28), as well as to their good actions (Phil. 2:13; 4:13; 2 Cor. 12:9, 10; Eph. 2:10; Gal. 5:22-25). As regards sinful actions of men, they are represented as occurring by God's permission (Gen. 45:5; 50:20. Comp. 1 Sam. 6:6; Ex 7:13; 14:17; Acts 2:3; 3:18; 4:27, 28), and as controlled (Ps. 76:10) and overruled for good (Gen. 50:20; Acts 3:13). God does not cause or approve of sin, but only limits, restrains, overrules it for good. The mode of God's providential government is altogether unexplained. We only know that it is a fact that God does govern all his creatures and all their actions; that this government is universal (Ps. 103:17-19), particular (Matt. 10:29-31), efficacious (Ps. 33:11; Job 23:13), embraces events apparently contingent (Prov. 16:9, 33; 19:21; 21:1), is consistent with his own perfection (2 Tim. 2:13), and to his own glory (Rom. 9:17; 11:36).
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