Sentence:  And this is indeed needed, since we who consider these awkward Christian ideas are but fearful, <WSD>sanctimonious</WSD> people, as Kierkegaard once put it so passionately: O, you <WSD>sanctimonious</WSD> people with your love which does not set you apart ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.