Providence -- U.S. County in Rhode Island
Population (2000): 621602
Housing Units (2000): 253214
Land area (2000): 413.267043 sq. miles (1070.356682 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 22.557501 sq. miles (58.423658 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 435.824544 sq. miles (1128.780340 sq. km)
Located within: Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
Location: 41.852849 N, 71.456165 W
Headwords: Providence Providence, RI Providence County Providence County, RI

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
 

Providence, RI -- U.S. city in Rhode Island
Population (2000): 173618
Housing Units (2000): 67915
Land area (2000): 18.466726 sq. miles (47.828598 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.064515 sq. miles (5.347070 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 20.531241 sq. miles (53.175668 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59000
Located within: Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
Location: 41.823550 N, 71.422132 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 02903 02906 02908
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Providence, RI Providence

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Providence, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 3611
Housing Units (2000): 1754
Land area (2000): 6.149764 sq. miles (15.927814 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.021216 sq. miles (0.054950 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.170980 sq. miles (15.982764 sq. km)
FIPS code: 63372
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.398389 N, 87.757077 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 42450
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Providence, KY Providence

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Providence, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000): 4377
Housing Units (2000): 1290
Land area (2000): 2.825650 sq. miles (7.318399 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.825650 sq. miles (7.318399 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62360
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 41.705087 N, 111.814214 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 84332
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Providence, UT Providence

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Providence, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000): 311
Housing Units (2000): 133
Land area (2000): 1.769297 sq. miles (4.582458 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.769297 sq. miles (4.582458 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62688
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.348986 N, 87.778309 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Providence, AL Providence

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Providence \Prov"i*dence\, n. [L. providentia: cf. F. providence. See Provident, and cf. Prudence.]

1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation. [1913 Webster]

Providence for war is the best prevention of it. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience. [1913 Webster]

The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. (Theol.) A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction. [1913 Webster]

He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

4. Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality. [1913 Webster]

It is a high point of providence in a prince to cast an eye rather upon actions than persons. --Quarles. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

56 Moby Thesaurus words for "Providence": Almighty God, Alpha and Omega, Atropos, Clotho, Dame Fortune, Decuma, Demiourgos, Demiurge, Fata, Fates, Fortuna, God, God Almighty, Heaven, I Am, Jehovah, King of Kings, Lachesis, Lord, Lord of Lords, Lord of hosts, Moirai, Morta, Nona, Norns, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Parcae, Skuld, Tyche, Urdur, Verthandi, Weird Sisters, Weirds, the Absolute, the Absolute Being, the All-holy, the All-knowing, the All-merciful, the All-powerful, the All-wise, the Almighty, the Creator, the Deity, the Divinity, the Eternal, the Eternal Being, the First Cause, the Infinite, the Infinite Spirit, the Maker, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient, the Preserver, the Supreme Being, the Supreme Soul

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

121 Moby Thesaurus words for "providence": acuity, acumen, acuteness, anticipation, apperception, astuteness, austerity, austerity program, beneficence, canniness, care, carefulness, caution, chariness, circumspection, circumspectness, cogency, concern, conservation, consideration, contemplation, control, cool judgment, creation, destiny, direction, discernment, discreetness, discretion, discrimination, dispensation, economic planning, economicalness, economy, economy of means, envisagement, envisionment, false economy, farseeingness, farsightedness, fate, forearming, forecast, foreglance, foregleam, foreglimpse, forehandedness, foreseeing, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, fortune, frugality, frugalness, good judgment, good management, guidance, husbandry, incisiveness, insight, insurance, judgment, judiciousness, karma, kismet, longheadedness, longsightedness, looking ahead, lot, management, measures, parsimoniousness, parsimony, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuousness, policy, polity, precaution, precautions, precautiousness, prediction, preparation, prepublication, preservation, preventive measure, preview, prevision, prospect, prospection, protection, provision, prudence, prudential administration, prudentialism, readiness, reflection, reflectiveness, safeguard, sagaciousness, sagacity, sensibility, sound judgment, soundness of judgment, sparingness, steps, steps and measures, thoughtfulness, thrift, thriftiness, tight purse strings, trenchancy, unwastefulness, visitations of providence, weighing

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

Providence

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Providence \Prov"i*dence\, n. [L. providentia: cf. F. providence. See Provident, and cf. Prudence.]

1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.

Providence for war is the best prevention of it. --Bacon.

2. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.

The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. --Milton.

3. (Theol.) A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction.

He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. --Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)