The Only Use
providence
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
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- "I have settled it all;" and then Teddy's mother picked him up from the dust and hugged him, crying that he had saved Teddy from death, and Teddy's father said that he was a providence, and Teddy looked on with big scared eyes.†
Chpt Allprovidence = resulting from God's intervention or plan; or lucky
Definitions:
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(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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(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.