the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Vociferation; noise; clamor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Vociferation; clamor; noise.
Word Usage
"And we may add that the extent of its spread is directly proportioned to the need felt for this doctrine as a support of the theory of evolution, while the vociferance of its advocates is inversely proportioned to the evidence in its support."