Vorsehung
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Etymology[edit]
From Late Middle High German fürsehung (15th c.), a calque of Latin providentia and provisio. By surface analysis, vorsehen + -ung. Doublet of Vorsicht.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Vorsehung f (genitive Vorsehung, no plural)
- (religion) Providence, Divine Providence (God's superintendence over earthly events)
- (by extension) fate, destiny (impersonal force or principle that predetermines events)
- Synonyms: Schicksal, Bestimmung
- (archaic) precaution, provision, providence (preparation, previous care) [chiefly until 19th c.]
- Synonyms: Vorsorge, Vorkehrung
Declension[edit]
Declension of Vorsehung [sg-only, feminine]
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