Divine providence
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"Ambrogio on the one hundred twelfth thrust shall finally have driven home his business with his wife, but shall not impregnate her this time, but rather another, using the sperm into which the cooked leek that he has just eaten with millet and wine sauce shall have been converted." --Satire of Divine providence in Giordano Bruno's 'The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast' |
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In theology, divine providence, or providence, is God's intervention in the world. "Divine Providence" (usually capitalized) is also used as a title of God. A distinction is usually made between "general providence", which refers to God's continuous upholding the existence and natural order of the universe, and "special providence", which refers to God's extraordinary intervention in the life of people.
Etymology
The word comes from Latin providentia "foresight, prudence", from pro- "ahead" + videre "to see". The current meaning of the word derives from the sense "knowledge of the future" or omniscience, which Christians believe is an attribute of God.
See also
- Act of God
- Destiny and Fate
- Eye of Providence
- Miracle
- Mortification in Roman Catholic teaching
- Omniscience
- Russian avos'
- Synchronicity
- Satire of Divine providence in Giordano Bruno's 'The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast'
- Divine retribution