Etymology

Radonitsa

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Today it means: In the Russian Orthodox Church, a commemoration of the departed observed on the second Tuesday or second Monday of Pascha (Easter). Full definition →

Russian Ра́доница
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromРа́доница
  2. English todayRadonitsa

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.