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The act of guiding or showing the way
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guidance
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a marriage (guidance) counsellor (= helping with marriage problems ) ▪ You should talk to a marriage counsellor about your problem. careers advice/guidance ▪ Most universities offer professional careers advice. divine ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: counsel , counseling , counselling , direction ] the act of guiding or showing the way [syn: steering ] the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "the process of directing conduct," hybrid from guide + -ance ; replacing 15c. guying . In reference to direction in school, career, marriage, etc., from 1927.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Guidance may refer to: What a guide gives Guidance (finance) , a corporation's prediction of its near-future profit or loss Guidance system , devices used for navigation Guidance Solutions , an eCommerce development company Guidance Software , a company ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Guidance \Guid"ance\, n. [See Guide .] The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading. His studies were without guidance and without plan. --Macaulay.
Usage examples of guidance.
The Zondarians quickly saw the wisdom in acceding to our gentle guidance, and put themselves under Thallonian rule.
The bomb aimer was supposed to tome up on to the main flight-deck for the landing but I always stayed down in the nose in case the pilot needed any last-minute guidance.
Rather, the Ashram was a beautiful retreat in a lovely location, where under the gentle guidance of the Teacher each worshiped in his own way, at a cost of seven hundred dollars per week, room and board included.
If you decide to cross that dread threshold, may Ath Creator stand at your shoulder with every bright power of guidance.
I think I can disable the instructions we gave it earlier, slow it down, and re-program it to follow guidance from here based on what we see from its onboard camera.
She then erected another pyramid to obtain guidance on our quest, and I so directed things that the answer came that she must write to the moon.
Charon as Daric, bewildered, given equivocal guidance by a small legion of artificial intelligences and twilight beings, pursues his destiny.
He had come to Castle Dring hoping to find solace in the company of his adopted family, to seek counsel from the Wolf, and to beg his patron god for guidance.
Divine power was as infinite as human expectation, and the Egyptian, duly ensepulchred in the Lybian Catacombs, was supposed to be already on his way to the Fortunate Abodes under the guidance of Hermes, there to obtain a perfect association and reunion with his God.
How can we tell them that, even with our guidance and intervention, the link between Ephemera and the human heart is unbreakable, and the world around them is nothing more or less than a reflection of themselves?
As yet only a few on the mountaintops have caught sight of the Glorious Orb, but already its rays are illumining heaven and earth, and erelong it will rise above the mountains and shine with full strength on the plains and valleys too, giving life and guidance to all.
It seemed to me then that this might have happened by a handling-machine escaping from the guidance of its Martian.
Since insanity is chiefly a manifestation of mental or psychological disturbance-a Psychic neurosis-the symptomatology therefore should offer a guidance in ascertaining the etiology, and assist as well in arriving at a solution of the 14 mental pathology.
The most that can now be done is to urge that a full knowledge of the family history of an intended life partner be sought, to encourage the discreet inquiries and subtle guidance of parents, and to appeal to the eugenic conscience of a young man or woman.
FDNY ordered both towers fully evacuated by 8:57,but this guidance was not conveyed to 911 operators and FDNY dispatchers, who for the next hour often continued to advise civilians not to self-evacuate, regardless of whether they were above or below the impact zones.