crusade vs reform

reform vs crusade

crusade and reform both are nouns.

crusade and reform both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crusade	Yes	No	Yes	No
reform	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, reform is a hyponym of crusade; that is, reform is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crusade:

crusade: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
reform: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices

Other hyponyms of crusade include ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign, anti-war movement, charm campaign, consumerism, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign, fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort, feminism, feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, gay lib, gay liberation movement, lost cause, war, youth crusade, youth movement.

crusade (noun)	reform (noun)
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end	a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
	a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
	self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

crusade (verb)	reform (verb)
go on a crusade; fight a holy war	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for	break up the molecules of
	produce by cracking
	change for the better
	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
	improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

Difference between crusade and reform

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