Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of guiding.
- noun Counseling, such as that provided for students seeking advice about vocational and educational matters.
- noun Any of various processes for guiding the path of a vehicle or missile, by means of built-in equipment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of guiding; a leading or conducting; direction; instruction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
act orprocess ofguiding - noun
advice orcounselling on sometopic - noun any
process orsystem tocontrol thepath of avehicle ,missile etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of guiding or showing the way
- noun the act of setting and holding a course
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Etymologies
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See guide + -ance
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PossibleUnderscore commented on the word guidance
If God leads the sheep so well, He will also lead a man, he thought, and that made him feel better. The tea seemed less bitter.
-The Alchemist (An awesome book), Paulo Coelho
July 27, 2009