profession vs avowal

profession and avowal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
profession	Yes	No	No	No
avowal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, avowal is a hypernym of profession; that is, avowal is a word with a broader meaning than profession:

Other hypernyms of profession include affirmation, avouchment.

profession (noun)	avowal (noun)
an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)	a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
the body of people in a learned occupation