English Explanatory Dictionary

Radonitsa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. In the Russian Orthodox Church, a commemoration of the departed observed on the second Tuesday or second Monday of Pascha (Easter).

Word forms

Radonitsa

Etymology

From Russian Ра́доница (Rádonica), literally "Day of Rejoicing". See also Russian рад (rad, “joyful”).

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