Sentence:  The preposterous altruism too!...Resist not evil. It is an <WSD>insane</WSD> immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical