vitativenessn.
Phrenology.
The love of life, the desire to live, regarded as a special faculty of the mind or brain.
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1843 G. Combe Syst. Phrenol. (ed. 5) I. 292 Dr. Spurzheim was disposed to admit the existence of this faculty, which he calls Vitativeness.
1884 G. Cohen Mod. Self-instr. Phrenol. 131 To cultivate Vitativeness people should lead a natural and healthy life.
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