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providential
Providential (adj) means relating to God's guidance or control over events.
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1
Relating to God's guidance or control over events.
"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."
— Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic (1971)
2
Happening luckily, as though by divine help.
"“Why, Jane,” he cried, “what do you mean? What has our providential rescue to do with altering your feelings toward me? You are but unstrung—tomorrow you will be yourself again.”"
— Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan (1913)
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What is the meaning of providential?
"providential" (adj) means relating to God's guidance or control over events.
What is another word for providential?
Other words for "providential" include miraculous, divine.
What is the opposite of providential?
The opposite of "providential" is unfavourable.
What are the different meanings of providential?
"providential" has 2 main meanings: 1. Relating to God's guidance or control over events; 2. Happening luckily, as though by divine help.
