pharisaical

adjective2

1. •
   Of or pertaining to the Pharisees.
2. •
   Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical.

   • Thus Aurobindo Ghose stated that the puritanical, pharisaical British conquered in the name of liberty and usurped under the cloak of altruism. — 2012