The narrow Blaine Amendments bar state money for any sectarian institution — «sectarian» being an old theologically - liberal term of derision for the Catholic Church and, more generally, for a church that acts on its own. (firstthings.com)
It was a common term of derision applicable to any product shoddily made or easily broken. (religion-online.org)
Pompier (used either as a noun or an adjective) became an avant - garde term of derision for the slick tricks of painters who were the popular hits in the nineteenth century's enormous public exhibitions. (newrepublic.com)