providentialism

English

Etymology

From providential +‎ -ism.

Noun

providentialism (usually uncountable, plural providentialisms)

1. (chiefly Christianity) The belief that all events are predetermined by God or fate.

Related terms

• providentialist
• providentialistic

 

Translations

belief that all events are predetermined by God or fate

• French: providentialisme (fr) m
• Italian: provvidenzialismo m
• Romanian: providențialism (ro) n
• Turkish: providansiyalizm (tr)

Further reading

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “providentialism”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
• “providentialism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.