providence
pro vuh duhns
- n the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
- n the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
divine providence - n a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
- n the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
- Well, if you believe that science is reason and that reason begins with recognizing the existence of an immanent providence, then this is science.
- It may be in the providence of God that we should blow ourselves up, but this does not excuse me or the Archbishop if we condone an evil policy, such as reliance upon nuclear .
- But always in these things providence demands a part, and no human can reckon with that hand.