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providential
[prov-i-den-shuhl]
adjective
of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence.
providential care.
opportune, fortunate, or lucky.
a providential event.
Synonyms:
providential
/ ˌɒɪˈɛʃə /
adjective
relating to, characteristic of, or presumed to proceed from or as if from divine providence
Other Word Forms
- providentially adverb
- nonprovidential adjective
- nonprovidentially adverb
- unprovidential adjective
- unprovidentially adverb
- ˌDZˈԳپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of providential1
Example Sentences
“Over the last few days, many people have said it was a providential moment.”
"Many people say it was a providential moment. It probably was."
“Many people say it was a providential moment. Probably was,” Trump said.
Wallnau asserted that God had revealed to him a connection between the biblical passage Isaiah 45 and Donald Trump’s providential role as the 45th President of the United States.
In a footnote, the judge noted the former president's effort to turn his legal woes "into golden political capital, making it seem more providential than problematic," à la "Rumpelstiltskin."
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