pray to their god
monks
I believe the answer to be monks
They lived in monasteries
The monks who lived there and the Catholic Church which received some of the revenues from the monasteries and churches.
Monks live in monasteries.
Brethren, Order, Brotherhood, Monastery, Monks (plural) etc eg. A large group of monks lived in the Abbey could become The Brethren of St John lived in the Abbey An Order of Monks lived in the Abbey, The Brotherhood of St Peter lived in the Abbey The Abbey was a large Monastery The Monks of St Anthony live in the Abbey etc
Monks were, and are, men who are devoted to religious life. They live in buildings called monasteries. So monks are people are monasteries are buildings, so in that way they are not alike at all.
monasteries- the dwelling place of a community of monks
This two storey building was carved out of the rock surface. Notice the entrance to the rooms. Jaina monks lived and meditated in these rooms
monasteries
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Monks live in monasteries, and nuns live in convents or in monasteries.