(n.) 1. Something holy, or at least right and proper, which has been twisted from its original status or purpose; 2. a means which becomes an end; (adj.) 3. of or pertaining (a.) to such a thing twisted from its rightful use, or (b.) to a means which has become an end in itself; (v.) 4. to twist something from its proper use or to allow a means to become an end. (From the Hebrew name of the Brass serpent made by Moses as a symbol of salvation to heal the people from snake poisoning, an artifact which, sadly, had to be destroyed by King Hezekiah because people began to worship the object rather than God.)
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Have you ever noticed that money, a mechanism for keeping track of one's resources has become, for most people, an end in itself. It's sad, really, how such a reservoir for good has nehusht into little but a status symbol.
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