Both Uses of
providence
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Yet may we shelter ourselves in the infinite goodness of Providence, which would not forever punish the innocent beyond that third or fourth generation which is threatened in Holy Writ.†
Chpt 2 *providence = resulting from God's intervention or plan; or lucky
- To that Providence, my sons, I hereby commend you, and I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted.†
Chpt 2
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.