Dī-grĕs'sion, n.

(dī-grĕsh'un), n. [Lat. digressio, Fr. digression, It. digressione, Sp. digresion.] 1. The act of digressing or deviating, and especially of wandering from the main subject or argument in writing and speaking; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design. The digressions I can not excuse otherwise than by the confidence that no man will read them. Sir W. Temple. 2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face. Shak. 3. (Astron.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; — said chiefly of the inferior planets. [Rare.]