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