Vorsehung

German

Alternative forms
  • Fürsehung (obsolete)

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌzeːʊŋ/, [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeː.ʊŋ], [ˈfɔɐ̯-], [-ʊŋk]
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  • Hyphenation: Vor‧se‧hung

Noun

Vorsehung f (genitive Vorsehung, no plural)

  1. (religion) Providence, Divine Providence (God's superintendence over earthly events)
    Synonym: göttliche Fügung
  2. (by extension) fate, destiny (impersonal force or principle that predetermines events)
    Synonyms: Schicksal, Bestimmung
  3. (archaic) precaution, provision, providence (preparation, previous care) [chiefly until 19th c.]
    Synonyms: Vorsorge, Vorkehrung

Declension
Declension of Vorsehung [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Vorsehung
genitive einer der Vorsehung
dative einer der Vorsehung
accusative eine die Vorsehung

Further reading
  • “Vorsehung” in Duden online
  • “Vorsehung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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