Although it may seem like splitting hairs, here are the definitions I used in my dissertation:
Morality: Morality is the aspect of human judgment that is concerned with the overriding evaluation of actions, values, and character. Morality is reason-based, prescriptive, objective, and autonomous. Morality is concerned with the issue of “what should be.”
Ethics: The term ethics is from the Greek word ethos, which means character. Ethics is the study of morality – what is good, bad, right or wrong in a moral sense.
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