† cross-providencen.Obsolete an adverse dispensation or dealing of providence.
ΘΠ
the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > instance of misfortune or ill-luck > regarded as act of God
judgementa1400
providence1645
cross-providence1720
1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xiv. 377 Looking upon Afflictions and Cross-Providence with Esteem.