Providence
Providence , noun
[Latin providentia: compare French providence. See Provident, and compare Prudence.]
1.
The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.
Providence for war is the best prevention of it.
2.
Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.
The world was all before them, where to choose
Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.
3.
(Theology) A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction.
He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God.
4.
Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.
It is a high point of providence in a prince to cast an eye rather upon actions than persons.