The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]