  Let $R$ be a commutative ring, $M$ an $R$-module and $\varphi_a$ be the
endomorphism of $M$ given by right multiplication by $a\in R$. We say that $M$
is {\it weakly-morphic} if $M/\varphi_a(M)\cong \ker(\varphi_a)$ as $R$-modules
for every $a$. We study these modules and use them to characterise the rings
$R/\text{Ann}_R(M)$, where $\text{Ann}_R(M)$ is the right annihilator of $M$. A
kernel-direct or image-direct module $M$ is weakly-morphic if and only if each
element of $R/\text{Ann}_R(M)$ is regular as an endomorphism element of $M$. If
$M$ is a weakly-morphic module over an integral domain $R$, then $M$ is
torsion-free if and only if it is divisible if and only if $R/\text{Ann}_R(M)$
is a field. A finitely generated $\Bbb Z$-module is weakly-morphic if and only
if it is finite; and it is morphic if and only if it is weakly-morphic and each
of its primary components is of the form $(\Bbb Z_{p^k})^n$ for some
non-negative integers $n$ and $k$.
