noun.
Foresight; timely care or preparation.
noun.
Frugality; prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy.
noun.
The care and guardianship of God over his creatures; divine supervision.
noun.
Hence [capitalized] God, regarded as exercising forecast, care, and direction for and over his creatures; the divine power and direction.
noun.
Something due to an act of providential intervention; an act or event in which the care of God is directly exhibited.
noun.
Synonyms and Prudence, Discretion, etc. See wisdom.