Definition of providence

• n. - The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.
• n. - Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.
• n. - A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction.
• n. - Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.