Expressing regret at a loss of former glory or high standards.
Origin
From Ancient Hebrew אִיכָבוֹד, from אִי + כָּבוֹד; alluding to 1 Samuel 4:21, where Eli’s daughter-in-law names her child Ichabod, saying ‘The glory is departed from Israel.’
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