cynosure vs counselling

cynosure and counselling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cynosure	Yes	No	No	No
counselling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counselling is a hypernym of cynosure; that is, counselling is a word with a broader meaning than cynosure:

cynosure: something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners)
counselling: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Other hypernyms of cynosure include counsel, counseling, direction, guidance.

cynosure (noun)	counselling (noun)
something that strongly attracts attention and admiration	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners)