Both Uses of
mystic
in
In Cold Blood
- For Dick was at least partly inhabited by Perry's mystical-moral apprehensions.†
Chpt 2 *mystical = relating to realities beyond scientific understanding OR inspiring a sense of wonder or mystery; or beyond human comprehension
- The Meiers, who had been married more than twenty years, were very much alike: tall people with weight and strength to spare, with wide hands, square and calm and kindly faces-the last being most true of Mrs. Meier, a direct and practical woman who nevertheless seems illuminated by a mystical serenity.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
a person who seeks or claims to have direct spiritual insight beyond ordinary understanding; or an experience that feels deeply spiritual, mysterious, or otherworldly
In common usage, mystic is more likely to be used in reference to a practitioner of a less mainstream religion than a more mainstream religion -- possibly because the former is more mysterious to the writer.