'Erotesis' definitions:

Definition of 'Erotesis'

From: GCIDE

Erotesis \Er`o*te"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a questioning, fr. ? to ask.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines; [1913 Webster]
Must I give way and room to your rash choler? Shall I be frighted when a madman stares? --Shak. Erotic