The attitude of awe before God or in the presence of the holy, as in Isa. 11: 2–3; Rom. 8: 15. The opposite is blasphemy or sacrilege (Mark 13: 14).
Citation for reverence
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MLA
"reverence." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 22, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1622>.
Chicago
"reverence." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1622 (accessed May 22, 2013).