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providential
adjective
Peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
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pɹɒvɪˈdɛnʃl̩
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adjective
Peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
“A heaven-sent rain saved the crops”
adjective
Resulting from divine providence
“Providential care”
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of providence
“{'source': 'M.R.Cohen', 'text': 'assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan'}”
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A heaven-sent rain saved the crops
A providential recovery
Providential care
A providential visitation
{'source': 'M.R.Cohen', 'text': 'assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan'}
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