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Christianity is a collective term for the Eastern Orthodox
Church and Oriental Orthodoxy. These two branches of
Christianity use the term "orthdoxy" (from Greek: orthos + doxa,
meaning correct belief) to express their belief to have an
unbroken connection to the faith, doctrine and practices of the
ancient Christian church. The adjectives "Eastern" and
"Oriental" are used by outsiders to differentiate the two
groups; their adherents call themselves simply "Orthodox
Christians". The two groups have been divided by their
disagreements over the nature of Christ since the 5th century,
and they are currently not in communion with each other,[1] but
they maintain many identical doctrines, similar Church
structures, and similar worship practices. There have been a
number of recent talks aimed at reunification, and a great deal
of agre