erotesis

[ er-uh-tee-sis ]

noun

, Rhetoric.

1. rhetorical question ( def ).

Other Words From

• er·o·ter·ic [er-, uh, -, ter, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of erotesis¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from New Latin, from Greek erṓtēsis “questioning, interrogation, proposition,” verbal noun from erōtân “to ask, question”