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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Avowal \A*vow"al\, noun An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of such principles. --Hume.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
avowal
noun: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: {avouchment}, {affirmation}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
64 Moby Thesaurus words for "avowal": acceptance, acknowledgment, admission, affidavit, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, allowance, announcement, annunciation, appreciation, assertion, asseveration, attest, attestation, averment, avouchment, compurgation, concession, conclusion, confession, creed, declaration, deposition, dictum, disclosure, enunciation, instrument in proof, ipse dixit, legal evidence, manifesto, owning, owning up, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, proclamation, profession, pronouncement, proposition, protest, protestation, recognition, rite of confession, say, say-so, saying, shrift, stance, stand, statement, sworn evidence, sworn statement, sworn testimony, testimonial, testimonium, testimony, unbosoming, utterance, vouch, witness, word
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