Providence

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.

II. Providence ·noun The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.

III. Providence ·noun A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction.

IV. Providence ·noun Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.