fate vs providence

fate and providence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fate	Yes	No	Yes	No
providence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, providence is a hyponym of fate; that is, providence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fate:

fate: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
providence: a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures

Other hyponyms of fate include good fortune, good luck, luckiness, bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck, failure.

fate (noun)	providence (noun)
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future	the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events	the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)	a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures

fate (verb)	providence (verb)
decree or designate beforehand