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providential |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Providential \Prov`i*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. providentiel.] Effected by or referable to divine direction or superintendence; as the providential contrivance of thing a providential escape. -- {Prov"i*den"tial*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: providential adj 1: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" [syn: {heaven-sent}, {miraculous}] 2: relating to or characteristic of providence; "assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen 3: resulting from divine providence; "providential care" [syn: {divine}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PROVIDENTIAL, adj Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it
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