Providence
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,968 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,517 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
Providence in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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This is no accident, it is a special Providence.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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But, when Providence interferes, you see, human foresight does not amount to much.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 2
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The first land they approached was the Island of Providence, then newly settled.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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It would be flying in the face of Providence to ignore such a chance.
Back to Billabong · Mary Grant Bruce · Chapter 1
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But this only made way for another trial, whereby I could not but see how much I was beholden to kind Providence.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1