Provision vs. Providence
Provisionnoun
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
Provisionnoun
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Provisionnoun
Money set aside for a future event.
Provisionnoun
(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
Provisionnoun
(legal) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
Provisionnoun
(Roman Catholic) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
Provisionnoun
A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
Provisionverb
(transitive) To supply with provisions.
Provisionverb
To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.
Provisionnoun
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Provisionnoun
That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.
Provisionnoun
Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; - often in the plural.
Provisionnoun
That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.
Provisionnoun
A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
Provisionnoun
A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
Provisionverb
To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.
Provisionnoun
a stipulated condition;
Provisionnoun
the activity of supplying or providing something
Provisionnoun
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;
Provisionnoun
a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
Provisionverb
supply with provisions
Providencenoun
Preparation for the future; good governance, foresight.
Providencenoun
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature etc.).
Providencenoun
A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.
Providencenoun
Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
Providencenoun
The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.
Providencenoun
Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.
Providencenoun
A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction.
Providencenoun
Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.
Providencenoun
the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
Providencenoun
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity;
Providencenoun
a manifestation of God's foresightful care for His creatures
Providencenoun
the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
