Definition of "stridence" []

• The quality of being strident (noun)

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• "We should be confident in our beliefs, and willing to proclaim and defend our faith ... but, I'm not sure muslim "stridence" is what we should be aiming for."
• "Instead, candidates plowed other lines of attack with newfound stridence."
• "But I can honestly defend the stridence because I think our situation is that urgent."