The Only Use of
providence
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- But I must say Providence was kind enough to burn down that old mausoleum of mine, I'm too old to keep it up—
p. 103.9providence = God's plan
Definitions:
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(1)
(providence as in: divine providence) resulting from God's intervention or plan; or lucky -- especially with regard to when something happened
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely providence may mean to prepare for the future. This is the sense that relates more directly to provident or improvident.