18^th century reform movements aimed at all round regeneration of society on the basis of modern ideas like humanism, rationalism etc.

Revivalist reform movements-

• These movements relied to a greater degree on the lost purity of religion they sought to reform.
  
  
• Revivalist movements appealed more to tradition than reason and conscience.
  
  
• These movements aimed to demonstrate that ancient Indian socio-cultural ideas were progressive and rationalist.
  
  
• Examples- Arya Samaj movement, Deoband movement, Wahabi Movement etc.
  
  

Reformist movements-

• These movements relied more on reason and rationalism in accepting or rejecting a social custom or religious tradition.
  
  
• Reformist movements were influenced by the modern Western ideas in the socio-cultural sphere like equality among genders, freedom of choosing life partner etc.
  
  
• Leaders of these movements, though accepting modern western ideas, refused to model the society blindly on western lines. They aimed at modernization not westernization.
  
  
• Example- Brahmo Samaj, Aligarh movement etc.
  
  

Both revivalist and reformist movements helped in furthering socio-religious reforms in the society, which ultimately led to the rise of a modern and progressive society.