end-all

[ end-awl ]

/ ˈɛndˌɔl /

the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion: Money is the be-all and end-all of his existence.

something that brings things to such an end or conclusion.

Origin of end-all

First recorded in 1595–1605

On the contrary, it used to be the be-all, end-all of hip-hop journalism.

It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine |Alex Suskind |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But Zane is a living example of how the medical community is not the end-all of knowledge.

Feeding Tubes, NICU, One-on-One Care: Susan Hatfield Talks About Living With Her Trisomy 18 Baby |Susan Hatfield |February 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But remember that the be-all and the end-all of Ifugao existence is the family, and not the individual.

Ifugao Law |R. F. Burton
He could have done better if he had enjoyed himself less; but was not enjoyment the be-all and end-all of this little life?

Lucretia, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Fifteen-year-old Trix was in that stage when the Oxford examination seems the end-all and be-all of existence.

The Fortunes of the Farrells |Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
To her, the be-all and end-all of literature was to get into print; written stuff was of absolutely no value otherwise.

Twos and Threes |G. B. Stern
The partial statement of natural development takes the primitive powers in an alleged spontaneous development as the end-all.

Democracy and Education |John Dewey

end-all

short for be-all and end-all