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PROVIDENTIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
Example:
a providential recovery
Synonyms:
heaven-sent; miraculous; providential
Classified under:
Similar:
fortunate (having unexpected good fortune)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resulting from divine providence
Example:
a providential visitation
Synonyms:
divine; providential
Classified under:
Similar:
heavenly (of or belonging to heaven or god)
Derivation:
providence (the guardianship and control exercised by a deity)
providence (a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of providence
Example:
assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
providence (a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures)
