different between providential vs propitious

English

Etymology

From Latin pr?videntia (“providence”) +? -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??v??d?n?l?/

Adjective

providential (comparative more providential, superlative most providential)

1. Pertaining to divine providence. [from 17th c.]
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 88:

     The same belief underlay the providential view of history, in which the rise and fall of nations appeared as the expression of God's unsearchable purposes.

2. Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence. [from 18th c.]

   Synonyms: heaven-sent, fortunate, lucky, serendipitous

Derived terms

• providentially

Related terms

• providence

Translations

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?o??p???s/
• Hyphenation: pro?pi?tious

Adjective

propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)

1. Favorable; benevolent.

   Synonym: favorable

   Antonym: unpropitious

2. Advantageous.

   Synonym: advantageous

3. Characteristic of a good omen.

   Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, promising
4. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.

Antonyms

• unpropitious

Translations

Related terms

• propitiate
• propitiation
• propitiously
• propitiousness

Further reading

• propitious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• propitious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• propitious at OneLook Dictionary Search