[phrenology] Destructiveness is a faculty from the discipline of phrenology. ==Definition== Destructiveness is the area of dynamic energy. Some authors call it Executive Energy. It stands for force, dynamism, fighting spirit (for any cause). It accumulates energy, basically for self-preservation. If untempered by the Moral faculties, which ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructiveness_(phrenology)
De·struc'tive·ness noun 1. The quality of destroying or ruining. Prynne. 2. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of destruction; propensity to destroy. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/49