onomasticon

[ on-uh-mas-ti-kon, -kuhn ]

/ ˌɒn əˈmæs tɪˌkɒn, -kən /

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noun

a list or collection of proper names.

a list or collection of specialized terms, as those used in a particular field or subject area.

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Origin of onomasticon

1700–10; <Greek onomastikòn (bíblion) vocabulary arranged by subjects; see onomastic

Eusebius in his Onomasticon uses it as a central point from which the distances of other towns are measured.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
Cicero had a high opinion of his intellectual powers, and considered him a great orator (see Orelli, Onomasticon Tullianum).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
Eusebius, in his Onomasticon (264-294), places it between Medeba and Dibon.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent
We may take as an example the famous Onomasticon of Eusebius and Jerome.
Tent Work in Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder

"Drill" is used in the same sense in Charleton's "Onomasticon Zoicon," 1668.
Lectures and Essays|T.H. Huxley