HL7 v2.8 Vocabulary
0.2.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.8 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v28/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Religion (2.8 - 2.1.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSreligion2 Version: 2.1.0
Active as of 2026-03-13 Computable Name: Hl7VSreligion2
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.21.9, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/v2-0006

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Value Set of codes that specify a person's religion.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Religion (2.8 - 2.1.0) v2.1.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 85 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  ABCChristian: American Baptist ChurchChristian: American Baptist Church
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  AGNAgnosticAgnostic
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  AMEChristian: African Methodist Episcopal ZionChristian: African Methodist Episcopal Zion
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  AMTChristian: African Methodist EpiscopalChristian: African Methodist Episcopal
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  ANGChristian: AnglicanChristian: Anglican
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  AOGChristian: Assembly of GodChristian: Assembly of God
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  ATHAtheistAtheist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BAHBaha'iBaha'i
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BAPChristian: BaptistChristian: Baptist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BMABuddhist: MahayanaBuddhist: Mahayana
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BOTBuddhist: OtherBuddhist: Other
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BREBrethrenBrethren
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BTABuddhist: TantrayanaBuddhist: Tantrayana
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BTHBuddhist: TheravadaBuddhist: Theravada
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  BUDBuddhistBuddhist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  CATChristian: Roman CatholicChristian: Roman Catholic
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  CFRChinese Folk ReligionistChinese Folk Religionist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  CHRChristianChristian
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  CHSChristian: Christian ScienceChristian: Christian Science
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  CMAChristian: Christian Missionary AllianceChristian: Christian Missionary Alliance
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  CNFConfucianConfucian
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  COCChristian: Church of ChristChristian: Church of Christ
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  COGChristian: Church of GodChristian: Church of God
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  COIChristian: Church of God in ChristChristian: Church of God in Christ
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  COLChristian: CongregationalChristian: Congregational
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  COMChristian: CommunityChristian: Community
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  COPChristian: Other PentecostalChristian: Other Pentecostal
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  COTChristian: OtherChristian: Other
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  CRRChristian: Christian ReformedChristian: Christian Reformed
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  DOCDisciples of ChristDisciples of Christ
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  EOTChristian: Eastern OrthodoxChristian: Eastern Orthodox
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  EPIChristian: EpiscopalianChristian: Episcopalian
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  ERLEthnic ReligionistEthnic Religionist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  EVCChristian: Evangelical ChurchChristian: Evangelical Church
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  FRQChristian: FriendsChristian: Friends
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  FULChristian: Full GospelChristian: Full Gospel
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  FWBChristian: Free Will BaptistChristian: Free Will Baptist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  GREChristian: Greek OrthodoxChristian: Greek Orthodox
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  HINHinduHindu
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  HOTHindu: OtherHindu: Other
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  HSHHindu: ShaivitesHindu: Shaivites
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  HVAHindu: VaishnavitesHindu: Vaishnavites
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JAIJainJain
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JCOJewish: ConservativeJewish: Conservative
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JEWJewishJewish
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JORJewish: OrthodoxJewish: Orthodox
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JOTJewish: OtherJewish: Other
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JRCJewish: ReconstructionistJewish: Reconstructionist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JRFJewish: ReformJewish: Reform
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JRNJewish: RenewalJewish: Renewal
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  JWNChristian: Jehovah's WitnessChristian: Jehovah's Witness
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  LMSChristian: Lutheran Missouri SynodChristian: Lutheran Missouri Synod
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  LUTChristian: LutheranChristian: Lutheran
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  MENChristian: MennoniteChristian: Mennonite
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  METChristian: MethodistChristian: Methodist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  MOMChristian: Latter-day SaintsChristian: Latter-day Saints
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  MOSMuslimMuslim
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  MOTMuslim: OtherMuslim: Other
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  MSHMuslim: ShiiteMuslim: Shiite
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  MSUMuslim: SunniMuslim: Sunni
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  NAMNative AmericanNative American
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  NAZChristian: Church of the NazareneChristian: Church of the Nazarene
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  NOENonreligiousNonreligious
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  NRLNew ReligionistNew Religionist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  ORTChristian: OrthodoxChristian: Orthodox
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  OTHOtherOther
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  PENChristian: PentecostalChristian: Pentecostal
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  PRCChristian: Other ProtestantChristian: Other Protestant
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  PREChristian: PresbyterianChristian: Presbyterian
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  PROChristian: ProtestantChristian: Protestant
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  RECChristian: Reformed ChurchChristian: Reformed Church
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  REOChristian: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ-LDSChristian: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ-LDS
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  SAAChristian: Salvation ArmyChristian: Salvation Army
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  SEVChristian: Seventh Day AdventistChristian: Seventh Day Adventist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  SHNShintoistShintoist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  SIKSikhSikh
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  SOUChristian: Southern BaptistChristian: Southern Baptist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  SPISpiritistSpiritist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  UCCChristian: United Church of ChristChristian: United Church of Christ
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  UMDChristian: United MethodistChristian: United Methodist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  UNIChristian: UnitarianChristian: Unitarian
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  UNUChristian: Unitarian UniversalistChristian: Unitarian Universalist
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  VARUnknownUnknown
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  WESChristian: WesleyanChristian: Wesleyan
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2  WMCChristian: Wesleyan MethodistChristian: Wesleyan Methodist

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code