Sentence:  Thus Aurobindo Ghose stated that the puritanical, <WSD>pharisaical</WSD> British conquered in the name of liberty and usurped under the cloak of altruism. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical. (from 16th c.)