Pathopoeia

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pathopoeia \Path`o*poe"ia\, n.; pl. {-ias}. [NL., from Gr.
     paqopoii`:a; pa`qos passion + poiei^n to make.] (Rhet.)
     A speech, or figure of speech, designed to move the passion.
     --Smart.
     [1913 Webster]