providentialadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌprɒvᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S.

/ˌprɑvəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s–1700s providentiall, 1600s– providential.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōvidentia , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōvidentia providence n. + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

a. Of, relating to, or ordained by divine providence. providential right n. the ‘divine right’ of kings (now historical).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > gracious > of or relating to grace

providential1644

gratiose1678

society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > royal rights

privilegea1393

royal prerogative1404

royaltyc1440

regality1523

regala1540

regaliaa1540

regalty1614

providential right1695

regale1714

1644 W. Barton Bk. Psalms 176 (margin) He asketh a providential sign, and not a miracle.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 34 The necessity of a Providential Regiment of the parts of the Universe.

1695 J. Sage Fund. Charter Presbytery v. 343 Sure I am, here [i.e. in Knox's Letter] is the Providential Right so plainly taught that no Glosses can obscure it.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 88 A providential Disposition of things.

1768 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 277 Unless sickness or other providential accident hinders him.

1788 J. Skinner Eccl. Hist. Scotl. II. 156 To..which charge he answered, not by his former subterfuge of the providential right, which he did not think so necessary now.

1869 M. Pattison Serm. (1885) 187 The existence of a first cause and providential governor.

1894 Speaker 14 July 44/2 Christian XVI. is a king of intransigent principles, a king with a faith in his providential mission.

1947 M. E. Boylan This Tremendous Lover (new ed.) xi. 155 The very difficulties..are really God's providential means of giving us an opportunity of earning merit.

1962 Eng. Hist. Rev. 77 649 It was vital..to prove providential right in the revolution.

2000 E. Norman in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 623/2 Part of God's providential plan for human life.

b. That is, or is thought to be, brought about by special intervention of Providence; opportune, lucky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > of the nature of good fortune

luckya1547

fool-happy1590

providential1719

jammy1853

serendipitous1965

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 299 I knew nothing that Night of the Supply I was to receive by the providential Driving of the Ship nearer the Land.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 25 [It] was by them considered as a providential escape.

1812 J. Jebb Let. 2 Oct. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) II. 108 In the life of every man, there are providential conjunctures of time, place, and person, which are of infinite importance.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. i. 27 Petersen caught another providential fox.

1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous 21 You've turned up, plain, plumb providential for all concerned.

1908 E. F. Benson Climber 98 ‘You demean yourself by looking over Lucia's letter.’ ‘I consider it a providential circumstance that I did,’ said Elizabeth.

1941 M. Treadgold We couldn't leave Dinah xv. 226 How providential that there should be this trustworthy boy to keep the liebchen so contented.

1998 Sci. Amer. Aug. 55/1 This answer may seem providential, but it is actually the result of the Kruskal Count.

†2. Of the nature of or characterized by foresight; provident, prudent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adjective]

purveyable?a1425

pensivec1425

providenta1450

provide?a1475

purveyanta1500

prospective1581

prospecting1602

provisional1603

providentiala1646

provisionary1647

prospicient1654

provisive1677

forethoughtful1809

far-seeing1837

provisory1843

a1646 J. Burroughs Two Treat. (1649) i. iii. 56 No question but it's lawful for parents to provide in a providential way for their children, and they that do not are worse than Infidels.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 57 Sure some mischief will come of it: Unless by providential wit Or force we averruncate it.

1673 H. Stubbe Further Iustification War against Netherlands 17 Neither is it providential for a weak Prince..to run Precipitously into a War.

1794 T. Taylor tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece I. 33 I especially admire..his providential care with respect to future contests.

1840 T. Hood Open Quest. in New Monthly Mag. Aug. 530 The tender Love-bird—or the filial Stork? The punctual Crane—the providential Raven?

1891 W. J. Linton Catoninetales 49 He [sc. the cat] would make repair To show her of his prey and providential care.

B. n.

A providential occurrence; an intervention of Providence. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [noun] > divine providence > act of

providencec1540

providential1659

dispensation1665

1659 Stapleton Speech 14 Feb. in T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 267 If you consider affairs in the providentials; all providences have rather bent that way, to respect the liberties of the people.

1893 Boston Congregationalist 14 Sept. Providentials... To consider whether certain particular occurrences were specially prepared to fit certain exigencies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	providential
释义	providentialadj.n. Brit. /ˌprɒvᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌprɑvəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s–1700s providentiall, 1600s– providential. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōvidentia , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin prōvidentia providence n. + -al suffix¹. A. adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or ordained by divine providence. providential right n. the ‘divine right’ of kings (now historical). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > gracious > of or relating to grace providential1644 gratiose1678 society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > royal rights privilegea1393 royal prerogative1404 royaltyc1440 regality1523 regala1540 regaliaa1540 regalty1614 providential right1695 regale1714 1644 W. Barton Bk. Psalms 176 (margin) He asketh a providential sign, and not a miracle. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 34 The necessity of a Providential Regiment of the parts of the Universe. 1695 J. Sage Fund. Charter Presbytery v. 343 Sure I am, here [i.e. in Knox's Letter] is the Providential Right so plainly taught that no Glosses can obscure it. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 88 A providential Disposition of things. 1768 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 277 Unless sickness or other providential accident hinders him. 1788 J. Skinner Eccl. Hist. Scotl. II. 156 To..which charge he answered, not by his former subterfuge of the providential right, which he did not think so necessary now. 1869 M. Pattison Serm. (1885) 187 The existence of a first cause and providential governor. 1894 Speaker 14 July 44/2 Christian XVI. is a king of intransigent principles, a king with a faith in his providential mission. 1947 M. E. Boylan This Tremendous Lover (new ed.) xi. 155 The very difficulties..are really God's providential means of giving us an opportunity of earning merit. 1962 Eng. Hist. Rev. 77 649 It was vital..to prove providential right in the revolution. 2000 E. Norman in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 623/2 Part of God's providential plan for human life. b. That is, or is thought to be, brought about by special intervention of Providence; opportune, lucky. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > of the nature of good fortune luckya1547 fool-happy1590 providential1719 jammy1853 serendipitous1965 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 299 I knew nothing that Night of the Supply I was to receive by the providential Driving of the Ship nearer the Land. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 25 [It] was by them considered as a providential escape. View more context for this quotation 1812 J. Jebb Let. 2 Oct. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) II. 108 In the life of every man, there are providential conjunctures of time, place, and person, which are of infinite importance. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. i. 27 Petersen caught another providential fox. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous 21 You've turned up, plain, plumb providential for all concerned. 1908 E. F. Benson Climber 98 ‘You demean yourself by looking over Lucia's letter.’ ‘I consider it a providential circumstance that I did,’ said Elizabeth. 1941 M. Treadgold We couldn't leave Dinah xv. 226 How providential that there should be this trustworthy boy to keep the liebchen so contented. 1998 Sci. Amer. Aug. 55/1 This answer may seem providential, but it is actually the result of the Kruskal Count. †2. Of the nature of or characterized by foresight; provident, prudent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adjective] purveyable?a1425 pensivec1425 providenta1450 provide?a1475 purveyanta1500 prospective1581 prospecting1602 provisional1603 providentiala1646 provisionary1647 prospicient1654 provisive1677 forethoughtful1809 far-seeing1837 provisory1843 a1646 J. Burroughs Two Treat. (1649) i. iii. 56 No question but it's lawful for parents to provide in a providential way for their children, and they that do not are worse than Infidels. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 57 Sure some mischief will come of it: Unless by providential wit Or force we averruncate it. 1673 H. Stubbe Further Iustification War against Netherlands 17 Neither is it providential for a weak Prince..to run Precipitously into a War. 1794 T. Taylor tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece I. 33 I especially admire..his providential care with respect to future contests. 1840 T. Hood Open Quest. in New Monthly Mag. Aug. 530 The tender Love-bird—or the filial Stork? The punctual Crane—the providential Raven? 1891 W. J. Linton Catoninetales 49 He [sc. the cat] would make repair To show her of his prey and providential care. B. n. A providential occurrence; an intervention of Providence. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [noun] > divine providence > act of providencec1540 providential1659 dispensation1665 1659 Stapleton Speech 14 Feb. in T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 267 If you consider affairs in the providentials; all providences have rather bent that way, to respect the liberties of the people. 1893 Boston Congregationalist 14 Sept. Providentials... To consider whether certain particular occurrences were specially prepared to fit certain exigencies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1644
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