Sentence:  But denunciations do not go far, and the only living and effective protest would be a society itself delivered from all <WSD>pharisaisms</WSD> and idolatries. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.