All 3 Uses of
providence
in
Treasure Island
- She's been at Madagascar, and at Malabar, and Surinam, and Providence, and Portobello.†
Chpt 10 *providence = resulting from God's intervention or plan; or lucky
- But it were Providence that put me here.†
Chpt 15
- "Why, yes," returned the captain, scratching his head; "and making a large allowance, sir, for all the gifts of Providence, I should say we were pretty close hauled."†
Chpt 18
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.