Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - providential
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Providential
providential
adjective Date: 1648 1. of, relating to, or determined by Providence 2. archaic marked by foresight ; prudent 3. occurring by or as if by an intervention of Providence a ~ escape Synonyms: see lucky • ~ly adverb
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1.
adj. 1 of or by divine foresight or interposition. 2 opportune, lucky. Derivatives providentially adv. Etymology: PROVIDENCE + -IAL, after evidential etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. рел. предопределенный, ниспосланный провидением, судьбой или богом 2. чудесный, счастливый providential escape —- чудесное избавление 3. редк. предусмотрительный, осмотрительный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
adj. 1) провиденциальный; предопределенный 2) счастливый, благоприятный Syn: see favourable ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
A providential event is lucky because it happens at exactly the right time. (FORMAL) He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth... The pistols were loaded so our escape is indeed providential. = fortunate ADJ • providentially Providentially, he had earlier made friends with a Russian Colonel. ADV ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj formal happening just when you need it; lucky (To Robyn, it seemed a providential opportunity to make the break with Charles.) - providentially adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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