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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

The word comes from Latin ''providentia'' "foresight, [[prudence]]", from ''pro-'' "ahead" + ''videre'' "to see". The current meaning of the word (Divine Providence) derives from the sense "knowledge of the future" or [[omniscience]], which is the privilege of God. The initial meaning of ''providere'' remains in 'to provide' = "to take precautionary measures".

The word comes from Latin ''providentia'' "foresight, prudence", from ''pro-'' "ahead" + ''videre'' "to see". The current meaning of the word (Divine Providence) derives from the sense "knowledge of the future" or omniscience, which is the privilege of God. The initial meaning of ''providere'' remains in 'to provide' = "to take precautionary measures".

==Quotation==

==Quotation==

Providence does not mean that God has decided all things for us and in advance. God loves us too much to do that, for that would be nothing short of cosmic tyranny. Man does have relative powers of choice. Neither is the divine love that shortsighted affection which would pamper and spoil the children of men.

Providence does not mean that God has decided all things for us and in advance. God loves us too much to do that, for that would be nothing short of cosmic tyranny. Man does have relative powers of choice. Neither is the divine love that shortsighted affection which would pamper and spoil the children of men.