Vorsehung
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German
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Etymology
From Late Middle High German fürsehung (15th c.), a calque of Latin providentia and provisio. By surface analysis, vorsehen + -ung. Doublet of Vorsicht.
Pronunciation
Noun
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)
- Synonyms: Vorsorge, Vorkehrung
Declension
Declension of Vorsehung