Provision vs. Providence — What's the Difference?

The act of providing or supplying something

Care or preparation in advance; foresight.

The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation

Prudent management; economy.

Something provided

The care, guardianship, and control exercised by a deity; divine direction

Provisions Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.

Providence God.

A preparatory action or measure

Preparation for the future; good governance, foresight.

A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document

The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature etc.).

To supply with provisions.

A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.

To take preparatory action or measures

Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

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

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

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

Money set aside for a future event.

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

(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.

Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.

(law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

The capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University

(Roman Catholicism) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

The guardianship and control exercised by a deity;

A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

A manifestation of God's foresightful care for His creatures

(transitive) To supply with provisions.

The prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources

To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.

Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; - often in the plural.

That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.

A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.

A stipulated condition;

The activity of supplying or providing something

The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;

A store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

Supply with provisions